A four-part plan to beat Trump

3. Let the Democratic primary end long before summer begins.

This is the part of the resolution that worries me most, because I’m not sure if the 2016 Democratic primary has really ended yet.

Nursing justifiable grievances is a luxury we don’t have in 2020, especially since the GOP has basically canceled its primary. Any infighting once the general election begins invites voters to stay home or to vote for a third-party spoiler.

So try to at least balance every criticism of a Democrat with at least five slams on Trump. But everyone knows this and lectures aren’t going to change behavior. So let’s…