In September, Donald Trump asked Republicans gathered in Dallas to pretend he was on the ballot in November. “Because in a way, I am on the ballot,” he told them.
I was at the American Airlines Center for the Republican midterm convention. It was a handsome production. Speaker after speaker praised Trump, invoked “common sense” over “crazy,” and celebrated his conquest of a party whose leaders once regarded him as an intruder. The crowd loved it. The old establishment had learned its lines.
Trump won over Republican voters. He never quite won over the lukewarm Republicans they sent to Washington.
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On Tuesday, voters took Trump at his word. Oh, boy, did they ever.
Democrats seized commanding majorities in the House and Senate, winning seats in Republican strongholds including Texas,
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