From FiveThirtyEight, why Donald Trump? Clare Malone is on a quest to figure out what’s happening in America. Why is Trump so popular? Visiting the south gave Paul Theroux some clues. Donald Trump has one core philosophy: Misogyny. Trump is the Uber-American, a man of his time; when you look at him, America, you see yourself in the mirror. Why Trump is winning: His supporters think America is screwing over whites. Feeling G.O.P. peril, Muslims try to get out vote. Sahil Kapur on Donald Trump’s tough but plausible path to winning the White House. Newt Gingrich is bullish on Donald Trump. Thomas Edsall on the Republican crackup. Brian Beutler on why Brussels makes an anti-Trump third-party bid necessary. Contested conventions, explained: Andrew Prokop on why the GOP’s best hope to stop Trump is so risky and dangerous.
The GOP and its big funders scramble to insulate Congress from Trump. Is retaking the House a Democratic pipe dream? If Trump drags down the GOP candidates, there’s a chance — but there are also a lot of obstacles of the Democrats’ own making. GOP ads give Democrats anti-Trump playbook. Lasting damage for GOP: Young voters reject Donald Trump. Shutting down Donald Trump’s rallies isn’t the way to defeat him: David Moberg on how anti-Trump protesters should focus their efforts on countering his messages, not preventing him from speaking.
