“Boom or Bust”: How Republicans Are Surviving Life in the Trump Vortex
After a long, hot summer of self-immolation, Trump’s 2020 prospects look bleak. But the president seems to enjoy sowing the wind. “The question is whether the vortex, when it relents, lets us back out where we started,” says a veteran GOP consultant. “Or each time, does the party sink just a little bit lower?”