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DSR Network. I'm your host Greg Sergeant. We've noticed a pattern with Donald Trump and his campaign. He keeps throwing his

own advisors under the bus.

The latest example of this is with the skirmishing between the Trump and Kamala Harris campaigns.

First, Trump's campaign insisted the debate must have Mike's muted for the candidate who isn't speaking.

Then Trump turned right around and said he's just fine with the mics being unmuted throughout.

We think this gets at a larger dynamic.

With Trump still uncertain how to get his footing

against Harris, Trump is clearly starting to doubt

that his own advisors have any idea

what he should be doing against her right now.

And that's a bad place for a campaign to be.

Today we're talking about this with James Carville, the well-known Democratic

strategist who has been through a few presidential debates in his time.

Glad to have you on, James.

Well, thank you.

And Greg, I think you hit the nail on the head.

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