… This is one of the few times when the leaders, top strategists, and establishments of both parties are panicky, and for good reason. …
Some of the best minds in both parties are now questioning their own competence, wondering whether they are losing their touch, having missed an upheaval in American politics.
What explains it? I would point to three things, in combination: ideology, populism, and an angry-outsider, anti-establishment dynamic. CONT.
Charlie Cook