What I was trying emphasize with all the poll talk Wednesday is that this race is over. There is no coming back from where Trump is now. A candidate with high-favorables and a semi-competent campaign—say, Bob Dole—couldn’t do it. A conspiracy-obsessed narcissist who is hated by 60 percent of the country and whose operation spends more money on hats and private planes than on voter turnout isn’t going to do it.

Here’s the #realtalk: Donald Trump is not going to be elected president. And if you’re serious about blunting Hillary Clinton’s agenda, then you need to accept this reality and start working to save (1) as many marginal Senate seats as possible and (2) the House.