DEMOCRATS’ DOUBLE FREAKOUT. Democratic fears are rising again about a general election matchup between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. There are two immediate reasons: 1) a new batch of polls showing Biden losing to Trump in every — yes, every — key swing state, and 2) new fears that Biden Justice Department-appointed special counsel Jack Smith might not be able to put Trump on trial and convict him before the Nov. 5 election. Together, they’re causing a double freakout among some Democrats and their allies in the media.

First the polls. Starting a week ago, Emerson College and the Hill released a series of swing-state polls, covering Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The polls showed Trump leading Biden in each state: +6 in Georgia, +3 in North Carolina, +6 in Nevada, +3 in Arizona, +2 in Michigan, and +3 in Wisconsin.