If you want to know how President Trump won in 2016, look no further than the Democratic strategists who are scrambling this week to explain why they helped accused sexual predator Mark Halperin write his new book.

Halperin has resurfaced from seclusion to author yet another one of his supposed “insider” looks at Washington politics, this time with the none-too-subtle headline, “How to Beat Trump: America’s Top Political Strategists on What It Will Take.”