Blogger and radio host Erick Erickson, who is widely influential in conservative grassroots politics, now believes Donald Trump is within striking distance of winning the presidency.
In a blog post Monday morning, as the Democratic National Convention was underway in Philadelphia, Erickson said the Republican nominee is benefiting from intense support he hadn’t anticipated before.
“They have mobilized, are unwavering in their support, and will say and do anything to get Trump elected,” wrote Erickson, who was part of an anti-Trump movement until it fell apart at the Republican convention last week. “[Democratic nominee] Hillary Clinton has no such effort on her part. The people supporting Hillary Clinton are mostly supporting her because she is not Trump.”
He cited the recent email hack at the Democratic National Committee and its reported tracing back to Moscow as a new “advantage” Trump has over Clinton.
“All the while, the GOP will cheer it on because their team is winning and they will completely ignore the national security and national integrity questions arising from a Vladimir Putin backed foreign army of hactivists actively working to undermine Hillary Clinton in order to get Donald Trump in the White House.”
