THE FIX: Is there a distinction, in your mind, between people who are hoping Trump will win versus predicting he will win? Isn’t it one thing to say, “I think he’s the best candidate” but another to do the Dick Morris thing you just described, saying he’s going to win in a landslide and then being proven totally wrong?
LOWRY: Yeah, predicting victory and being wrong will be more discrediting than simply saying he was better than the alternative. But there are a lot of people who have invested a lot in Trump’s candidacy, and it’s going to be painful for them if he falls flat in November.
THE FIX: What about the media’s breakout stars who have raised their profiles by being big Trump boosters? I’m thinking of the CNN crew, for instance. If Trump loses — especially if he loses badly — is there a media future for a Jeffrey Lord, a Kayleigh McEnany, a Corey Lewandowski, now that he’s an analyst?
LOWRY: I gotta believe a lot of them will wash out. Being a professional Trump defender is not going to be an upwardly mobile position if Trump loses and is gone. But it’s possible CNN will find a couple pundits within that faction that they think are good enough to be worth keeping.
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