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How many times have you heard people say that Donald Trump can be his own worst enemy? How many times have you thought that he could do so much more good if he didn’t get in his own way?
Or,asBenDomenechputsitatSpectatorWorld,“Theattitudeisubiquitousamongsomeportionsofthepresident’sbase:theyjustthinkhe’dbebetteroffifhecouldfocusandnotgiveDemocratssomuchmaterial.Butbecausethishypotheticalhasneveremerged,weneverreallygottofindoutifitwastrue—untilnow.”
Forthelastfewweeks,we’velargelyseenthatwishcometrue.ThedebatewithJoeBidenhandedTrumpeveryopportunitytogloatorrunhismouthonasilverplatter.HeprobablyhascountlessnicknamesforBidenthathecouldhavetrottedout.Buthedidn’t.
TheTrumpwe’veseentheselastfewweeksisamorerestrainedman.It’shardtoknowwhattomakeofitasaconservative,soimaginehowtheleftisstrugglingwithadisciplinedTrump.
Domenechwrites:
Trumphasdisplayedincrediblerestraintandfocus,notgivinganyfoddertothemediatodistractfromtheBidenWhiteHouse’sflailinginabilitytodealwiththismoment.Democraticcommentatorshaveo
