I’m surprised he’s willing to risk losing in a landslide. If we had a decent candidate his loss would certainly be Mondalian—and it may be anyway. That kind of loss doesn’t seem like something his delicate ego can handle.
“That kind of loss doesn’t seem like something his delicate ego can handle.”
Yes, narcissists don’t handle rejection very well. In the event it became clear he was facing a landslide, I wonder what kind of excuse he would conjure up to avoid the humiliation of a crushing defeat. Or would we witness a meltdown in public as the pressures intensified? He’s never had to face the stresses of being held accountable for anything in his life and seriously doubt he could withstand the spectre of a Mondalian type defeat.
I can only imagine he thinks he’ll be able claim “martyr” status by blaming his defeat on racists. That way, he can believe it’s not his fault. Narcissism and persecution complexes go hand in hand.
If he didn’t have that “out”, I can see him pulling a “you can’t fire me, I quit” and resigning before the election results are final :)