To understand Donald Trump’s surprising ability to remain at the top of the polls, it is necessary to understand why the attacks of his critics misfire. The best place to start is with the continually uncomprehending New York Times. A story on page 1 et seq. levels what its authors must consider devastating criticism of Trump’s “95,000 Words, Many of Them Ominous, From Trump’s Tongue.” Trump, says the NYT, has a “particular habit” of using ominous words that include the “divisive … harsh … violent … ‘you’ and ‘we’ as he inveighs against a dangerous ‘them.'”