Donald Trump allies fear he is sabotaging his presidential campaign

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Trump leads Harris by an eight-percentage-point margin on whom voters trust more on the economy, according to a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll of seven swing states.
57% : New polling released by the Financial Times and the University of Michigan show that, for the first time this election cycle, voters trust the Democratic candidate more than Trump on the economy.
53% : Results from the August polling showed that 42 percent of those surveyed would trust Harris to handle the economy - while 41 percent would back Trump.
51% : During his rally in Asheville on Wednesday, Trump reluctantly touched on the economy, while repeatedly mentioning an elusive 'they.''Now this is a little bit of a different day, because we're talking about a thing called the economy.
42% : 'He wants tampons in boys bathrooms,' Trump told rally-goers.
37% : Trump is pictured during his rally Wednesday night, reluctantly discussing the economy and using TicTacs as drops to do soHis campaign advisers have reportedly encouraged him to stop 'counterproductive' name calling and instead launch policy attacks against rival Kamala Harris, (pictured at her campaign rally in Las Vegas on August 10) but he has 'rejected' their adviceRepublican donors and Trump campaign officials are reportedly struggling to understand why Trump 'seems to be sabotaging' his presidential bid, the magazine reported.
35% : Voters in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania - three battleground states that are currently considered toss-ups - are more likely to align with Trump (53 percent) rather than Harris (44 percent) on the economy, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll.
29% : His campaign advisers have reportedly encouraged him to stop 'counterproductive' name calling and instead launch policy attacks against rival Kamala Harris, but he has 'rejected' their advice, saying: 'I know what I'm doing.'Trump, 78, has also been watching footage of the moment he was shot 'over and over and over again', insiders told the magazine, claiming how he has 'been through a lot' and 'may actually legit have PTSD'.Republican insiders have voiced their concerns as Trump continues to publicly display his defiance.
27% : While Trump continues to lay into Harris and her VP pick Tim Walz, his advisors are trying to encourage him to discuss something voters actually care about - the economy.
11% : Trump is pictured after having been shot at the July 13 rally as he is escorted out by Secret ServiceIt comes after GOP polling expert Frank Luntz warned Trump is committing 'political suicide' as entire voting blocs have collapsed toward Harris, causing a major shift in the campaign.
7% : She's got a demographic advantage.'Another campaign insider hypothesized that Trump has just refused to move past the fact that Joe Biden (pictured on Wednesday) dropped out of the raceTrump has also been criticized by worried members of the Republican party who fear he is spending too much time bashing his opponents and not enough on important issues.
5% : Another hypothesized that Trump has just refused to move past the fact that Biden dropped out of the race, claiming the ex-president has told others: 'They cheated by swapping Biden.'Trump's campaign did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com's request for comment.

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