Led by a child?

Different people seem to make quite different basic assumptions about Donald Trump. I find myself thinking of him one way at one time and quite a different way at another time.  That won’t do: When basic assumptions vary wildly, any argument can be made. That makes it impossible to figure out what might be going on. Continue reading

Donald Trump’s base is shrinking?

I have been wondering for some time how the Republicans who won Donald Trump their party’s nomination might be perceiving the first months of Trump’s Presidency.  As it turns out, the 538 blog is tracking approval polls much as it formerly tracked election polls.  An article by Nate Silver starts by noting that Continue reading