GOP candidate's behind-the-scenes gaffe reveals what he thinks of 'not popular' Trump

An apparent behind-the-scenes note telling staff to avoid mentioning Donald Trump showed up on the campaign site of Minnesota Republican Eric Pratt, the Daily Beast reports.“The President is not popular, so all messaging should be focused on local politics and needs,” read a sentence in the site’s “Pratt Playbook” section. It came right after a paragraph about his priorities. A social media user named @auautumntumn posted a screenshot Tuesday. The sentence has since vanished, leaving a page that doesn’t mention Trump either positively or negatively.The user guessed the campaign had AI generate its policy platform and accidentally published a prompt-style instruction along with the final text. It's unclear whether this is really what happened. The campaign hasn’t confirmed that explanation, and Pratt hasn’t responded to requests for comment.Pratt, 62, is a state senator and former bank executive running in Minnesota’s 2nd District, the seat Democratic Rep. Angie Craig is leaving....