I don’t think it’s about MS. He is trying to get out his base and going to the reddest areas gets the message out across the country for MAGA. I don’t think it’s entirely a desperate move. But we’ll see how “tight” it really is next Tuesday.
My theory is that they aren't actually that worried about these extreme longshot races - I think they're choosing extreme deep red cities for rallies because they're scared he'd absolutely melt down & fire everyone if they went to a purple state & more than half the seats were empty.
hes not there to convince anyone. hes there for validation. his feelings are hurt and hes having a narcissistic collapse and he needs the adoration of a bunch of cultists who already love him to soothe the wound.