We’ll start with the weirdest: Trump, according to Prager—a commentator I like and respect—would “prevent Washington, D.C., from becoming a state and giving the Democrats another two permanent senators.” That would be news to the August version of Donald Trump, who told Chuck Todd that he “would like to do whatever is good for the District of Columbia because I love the people … I would look at a number of things. And something would be done that everybody would be happy.”

Next, in March, Trump told the Washington Post, “I don’t have a position on [D.C. statehood] yet … I think statehood is a tough thing for D.C. … It’s just something that I don’t think I’d be inclined to do,” but that giving D.C. a vote in the House of Representatives probably would be “okay.” Since I am regrettably fluent in Trumpspeak by now, I can translate: Like his stance on many issues, Trump likely has no idea what he thinks about D.C. statehood, nor does he give a rip—and his position will probably change, again and again.

This is not about nitpicking details. Rather, it is emblematic of the kind of startling GOP wishcasting that surrounds Trump. Let’s move on to the bigger fish in this proverbial pond. According to Prager, Trump will “repeal Obamacare.” Well, sure, Trump has said he’ll repeal and replace Obamacare, but with what?