Chuck Todd: Maybe There’s a Strategy Behind Trump Deciding to ‘Burn It All Down’

With his anti-GOP tweetstorm today, Donald Trump has decided on a “BURN IT ALL DOWN” approach to the final month of the election. Chuck Todd thinks there’s a method to the madness:

There could be strategy behind Trump's burn it all down attitude. Turn folks off election, plummet turnout overall and become competitive

— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) October 11, 2016

The rest of… well, everyone… is skeptical:

@chucktodd Don't you think that this would resonate much more with Rs than Ds, therefore defeating its own purpose?

— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) October 11, 2016

@chucktodd I think you're going to regret this one.

— Ben Stadler (@TheBenStadler) October 11, 2016

@chucktodd Way too much credit.

— Eric (@WaldoWilbur) October 11, 2016

@chucktodd You can't fucking believe this.

— Nicholas Richardson (@Slicknickshady) October 11, 2016

@chucktodd Wow, that's an almost hallucinatory stretch. Will only destroy R's & get D's elected, as everyone on this thread is pointing out.

— jccosta (@jccosta32) October 11, 2016

C'mon Chuck… https://t.co/8IwDz3RtkZ

— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) October 11, 2016

Or he could just be a man baby who didn't get his way and is throwing a tantrum. https://t.co/i3WOc6J00B

— Tim Miller (@Timodc) October 11, 2016

So clever it just might work! https://t.co/0UzNcGRzVV

— Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) October 11, 2016

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