As evidence mounts that President Trump may have abused the powers of his office, an astounding majority or plurality of the country — depending on which poll you consult — wants him not just impeached but removed from office. Three years in, the 24-hour circus in the West Wing has worn thin with the people, and if 2018 was any indication, the flip of the suburbs will spell doom for a president who won 2016 on the back of 80,000 voters in three Rust Belt states.

But yesterday may have demonstrated how Trump, for all his shortcomings, might yet secure his re-election.