In reality, the sudden changes highlight the fact that a politician whose instincts appeared so sure during the Republican primaries has lost his way as a general election candidate. He pointed to positive reviews for the law and order speech Trump delivered yesterday in Wisconsin and the generally encouraging reception he said the staff changes had received. Letting Trump be Trump won't instantly solve the weaknesses he's demonstrated as a general election candidate. But he began the general election with a distinct lack of understanding of the differences between the primaries and the general election. He appeared not to understand the dynamics, the demographics or the geography of a winning general election campaign.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 17, 2016 19:18 UTC