Trump's Incredible New Trick

Democrats beg to be bailed out of their predicament

The newly disciplined Donald Trump is driving the left nuts.

For years now Republicans have voiced some version of the same opinion: “If only Donald Trump could get out of his own way…” things would be going much better for them. In the DC swampland, this usually was followed with some comment about his tweets and personal feuds. Outside, if it came from older voters, it was usually expressed as “I wish he’d just put down the phone sometimes.” And if it came from middle-aged supporters, it was more than once expressed to me that Trump just needs to “stop tripping on his own dick.” 

The attitude is ubiquitous among some portions of the president’s base: they just think he’d be better off if he could focus and not give Democrats so much material. But because this hypothetical has never emerged, we never really got to find out if it was true — until now.