Is Trump trying to lose?

Anecdotal evidence says it's possible. But are we really going there? Maybe he's just a prideful cuss, though even asking the question suggests Trump's campaign is faltering and the GOP is worried.

We’ve all seen the self-sabotaging behavior of influential figures that invariably leads to their epic downfall. In its astounding sophistication, the human brain will subconsciously create elaborate doom scripts that make no logical or evolutionary sense to outside observers but serve a hidden psychological need of the principal—to be loved, proven co…