Trump Blows His Head Start

First Read: “Fourteen months after Hillary Clinton launched her second presidential bid and almost a year since Donald Trump began his run, the general election officially begins — with Election Day now exactly five months away. And here is the reality: Trump squandered his five-week head start after wrapping up his party’s nomination on May 3 as Clinton and Bernie Sanders battled another month.”

“Maybe most noteworthy of all, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered this warning shot to Trump: ‘I think it’s time for him to look like a serious candidate for president, which means that you need to think before you speak, you need to apologize when you make a mistake, and get on script.’ Ouch. In fairness to Trump, he accomplished that in his speech last night (despite how stilted his Teleprompter-aided performance seemed). Trump has another month to calm his party. If he doesn’t, the GOP is in big trouble this fall.”