And last night on Fox News’ Special Report, Phillips asked a question that he’s probably not alone in wondering about: If everyone expects that the Democratic national convention in Chicago in August is going to be a disaster with violent protests marring the events . . . is it even worth it for Democrats to have a convention? ...

“Forego the convention”? Canceling the convention now would represent an abject surrender to the forces of chaos, a de facto admission that the city of Chicago is now so ungovernable and unsafe, and the anti-Israel protesters are so menacing and violent, that not even the safety of the president of the United States can be guaranteed.

Donald Trump and the Republicans are running on the message that Joe Biden is too old, too exhausted, too indecisive, and too fearful of the hard Left to govern the country effectively. Canceling the convention would be the loudest possible announcement that the Republicans are correct in their assessment.