Trump is digging the GOP in deeper. And there’s no bottom in sight.
President Barack Obama hit on a phrase to sum up his first term: “Osama Bin Laden is dead, and General Motors is alive.”
The case against Trump’s corruption and criminality is getting built, and his border wall isn’t.
House Republicans are balking at voting on the $5 billion Trump wants, because it faces certain rejection in the Senate.
“There’s also a concern that the GOP’s moderates, many of whom feel that their losses hinged on Trump, will feel zero need to take a final stand on the wall.”
some GOP strategists have concluded that
Trump’s closing message of xenophobic, nationalist border-fearmongering actually harmed Republicans more than initially thought.
They now believe it was a major factor in the GOP wipeout in the suburbs.
both of these ongoing narratives appear likely to continue placing Republicans in an increasingly difficult position.
If the legal case against Trump advances, standing by him could prove increasingly damaging for Republicans, and
Trump may increasingly fall back on his base as his eroding bedrock island of support.
That, in turn, may prompt Trump to dig in harder behind his base-pleasing, ethno-nationalist agenda, pulling the party further toward a deeply unpopular set of positions —
as we’re now seeing with the histrionics around the wall.
Why would all of this get better before it gets worse?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...=.f6405b57be9b