Democrats' new fatalism

What we’re hearing: There’s a new fatalism in my conversations with Democrats, with many telling me that what once seemed unthinkable — Trump’s re-election in November — is now starting to look more likely than ever.

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In a CNN segment this morning that included Friday’s rosy economic statistics, a graphic asked: “IS TRUMP’S RE-ELECTION PATH WIDENING?”

This is all the more galling to Democrats because they believe he truly sees himself “above the law,” as House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff tweeted Friday night, after Trump’s impeachment acquittal…

Between the lines: Talk to well-wired Republicans and they’ll tell you Trump is fully capable of self-sabotage — that enough exhausted voters will finally say: “Just make it stop.” But here’s why Dems are apoplectic about the terrain:

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