At bottom, it’s this rottenness of American political culture that allows Mr. Trump, for all his flaws as a candidate and human being, to find traction with so many voters. Not because he’s a uniquely attractive individual, but because he’s uniquely willing to violate the political taboos and challenge the status quo. Indeed, his most insidious offense may be his suggestion that some problems aren’t intractable.FDR made the same insidious suggestion during the Depression, and was elected to four consecutive terms. Like Roosevelt, Trump is an anti-gridlock candidate, he believes problems can be solved, obstacles overcome.
Apparently WSJ is coming around to support Trump, even as Sen. Cruz has recently done. Like Samuel Johnson's "impending hanging," the impending election of Hillary Clinton has the oft-noted ability to "focus the mind."
