The presidential debates so far have largely ignored the key issue on which the last several elections have turned: a commitment to overhaul Washington. In 2008, Barack Obama was a newcomer who promised “Change we can believe in.” But that promise didn’t work out, and 8 million Obama supporters turned around and voted for a bombastic outsider who promised to “Drain the swamp.”

But Washington continues to plow ahead as before. So far, President Trump’s promise also has amounted to little more than bluster.