And when Trump was blunt about how cheaply you could buy and sell politicians in both parties, it made this town squirm.
.. The G.O.P. would love to drop Trump now because it prefers a candidate in the party’s more subtle racist traditions.
.. The neocons calling Trump a fascist would certainly prefer a more militaristic candidate.
.. But like Dan Quayle and Sarah Palin, Trump refused to study up on policy. So he has been unable to marry his often canny political instincts with some actual knowledge.
.. He has made some fair points. A lot of our allies do take advantage of us. Our trade deals have left swaths of America devastated. And it was a positive move to propose a meeting with the N.R.A. on gun control for people on the terrorist watch list.