Trump did not run a good campaign. He did not talk about the suffering of the American people from the lockdowns, and why this hardship was unnecessarily foisted on them. He alienated his white supporters with his blatant pandering to blacks and latinos. His performance in the 1st debate was a fiasco [], although he did better in the 2nd debate. The fact that Trump got more votes in 2020 than he did in 2016 is a testament to the desperation of Americans.

Trump did not take precautions against media censorship. He continued to use his twitter account for public relations, even though that platform had already demonstrated a willingness to censor him. Trump did not set up an account on a neutral platform, where he could spread his message freely. Instead, he remains totally dependent on twitter, which drastically limits his reach.

Trump is not taking decisive action even now that the election is on the verge of being stolen from him. At this moment, he is out playing golf with his friends. The task of contesting the elections has been left completely to his lawyers. This is a sign of misplaced confidence or complete apathy. Trump is not staging a media blitz or rallying his supporters. He needs publicity now more than ever.

[] This was partly due to the bad format of that debate, which did not give either Trump or Biden the chance to refute each other, which made interruptions inevitable.