Trump, in contrast, is cancelling interviews left and right in favour of wallowing in safe spaces, like his rallies or the occasional “bro” podcast. And yes, a lot of that’s about keeping a lid on his rapid physical and mental decline in the final weeks of the campaign, but still.

Trump has two audiences, and he only does well with one of them. The more time he spends outside of his bubble, showing off his belligerent ineptitude and his obvious sundowning, the worse he does overall. He and his campaign are both much happier when he stays his in lane of adoring suckers.