As you watch Trump ramble incoherently in what he insists is “the weave” during his rallies, you are tempted to wonder how in the world he stands on the verge of the presidency again. But don’t underestimate the man; he succeeded in persuading one of our two political parties that a country that is not engaged in any foreign wars and has four percent unemployment and two percent inflation is on the verge of complete collapse, and that the only way to prevent it is to trust him with absolute power.
That may be an appalling “accomplishment,” but it is impressive on its own terms. Who would have thought that a party that nominated Mitt Romney in 2012 would be totally in the tank for Trump today?