Some highlights in chronological order include:

• Trump implied that Khizr Khan, the father of a fallen Muslim soldier, wasn’t allowing his wife to speak for religious reasons when in fact her silence could easily be explained by the emotions evoked by her son’s death.

• Trump stated that “Second Amendment people” should “do something” about Clinton.

• Trump said outright that President Obama is “the founder of ISIS” and that “the co-founder is Crooked Hillary Clinton” (these are actual quotes), as well as doubling down on those statements, changing his mind and tweeting that he was being sarcastic, then in a later speech saying the statements were “not that sarcastic.”

• Trump stated in a speech directed at African Americans, a group that Trump ignored for the majority of his campaign, that they were poor, badly-educated and that these problems were a result of Democratic rule, therefore they should vote for Trump because, “What the hell do you have to lose?” (Again, an actual quote)

These are only a fraction of the statements Trump made, and it somewhat annoys me that I have to keep updating this list as more insane things come out of his mouth.

On the Democratic side, Clinton gave a pointed speech partly endorsing her party’s values and partly painting a negative image of Trump (something that doesn’t seem very difficult). Secretary Clinton has been laying low this summer, sticking to her slow but steady methods and allowing Trump to bury himself.

The Clinton campaign must be somewhat relieved Trump’s method of attracting attention is his greatest weakness more than it is his greatest strength.

Toward the end of the summer, though, more developments of Clinton’s email scandal have come to light, revealing a lot of corruption involving both she and her husband, including her deep ties with foreign political donors and activity regarding the Clinton Foundation that paints her and former President Bill Clinton in a very negative light.