@HaleyBarbour: @realDonaldTrump has done nothing to expand his base

State Republican leaders express frustration with Trump’s campaign

Speaking on a panel before a room of business leaders and the state’s top lawmakers, Barbour cited a recent poll saying 61 percent of Americans viewed Trump unfavorably and 53 percent viewed his Democratic challenger, Hillary Clinton, unfavorably. Given these high negatives, Barbour said, these candidates would do better to keep their names out of the headlines.

“The difference is the Clinton campaign has spent the last six months trying to make the election about Trump, and Trump has spent the last six months making the election about Trump,” Barbour said. “He has done nothing to expand his base.”…

…Nosef, a longtime Trump supporter, agreed with Barbour, arguing that the campaign has been more about personality than issues, which continues to hurt Trump.

“If someone would take his phone away, his polls would start going up. Or maybe change his Twitter password. I just wish we were talking about policy,” Nosef said.

MS Today
10/26/16