Opinion | The Trump campaign's facade of discipline is rapidly crumbling

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : But as long as Trump remained ahead in the polls, there was peace within Trump's operation.
62% : An NBC News profile this year highlighted Wiles' role in getting Trump this far:Working alongside Wiles has been Chris LaCivita.
49% : But after two presidential campaigns defined by chaos and infighting, this time Trump handed the keys over to a pair of professionals who kept the ship running smoothly.
49% : As Trump wrapped up the nomination, much of the media coverage focused on his campaign's apparently newfound discipline, giving Wiles and LaCivita ample credit for the shift.
47% : In fact, arguably the period when Trump has managed to be the most disciplined was after his June debate against Biden.
39% : But the closer we've gotten to Election Day, the more things seem to be reverting to the historic norm, as Trump lashes out wildly and his top aides begin to air their concerns in the press.
35% : When Trump formally declared his candidacy in November 2022, there was still a slim chance that he might not regain the Republican nomination.
33% : In the 3½ weeks that Biden was attempting to stave off concerns about his electability, Trump stayed (mostly) silent.
33% : But even then, Trump was already loosening the fetters: choosing a MAGA sycophant as his running mate and wasting his nomination speech by repeatedly veering off topic.
29% : Trump remains as much of a loose cannon as ever.
27% : Trump has brought disgraced former aide Corey Lewandowski back into the fold, hindering the effectiveness but giving Trump the battle for his approval that he craves from his subordinates.
26% : It is doing little to win over skeptics who are considering giving Harris a shot, but it gives Trump the short-term gratification he's always been unable to resist for too long.
21% : Together the two of them managed not just to get revenge on Wiles' former boss, DeSantis, who was at one point Trump's biggest rival, but also to transform what should have been a major reckoning for the GOP into a blitzkrieg primary that left Trump the unquestioned nominee.
19% : Trump has received plenty of outside advice on how to stay on track and focus on Harris' weaknesses with voters.
18% : Then Biden dropped out and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him -- a seismic shift that has left Trump stumbling and unable to regain his footing.

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