The Trump Summer

Amy Walter: “I promised myself that I would not write about Donald Trump. There is approximately zero percent chance that he will be the GOP nominee. Moreover, the odds are incredibly small that his candidacy survives much into 2016. He’s a blowhard who is desperate for attention and will do anything to get it. But, like the oppressive humidity of a DC summer, he has become unavoidable.”

“Trump is a performer and politics is theater. The guy has universal name ID and knows how to use it. But, keeping up the act will be tough. And, there are plenty of opportunities to flop, starting with the GOP debates. As my friends at NBC remind us, there are plenty of skeletons in Trump’s, ahem, tower, that will not sit well with the GOP base on everything from abortion, to health care, to his relationship with the Clintons.”