“Trump could win again because it is always a choice between two” candidates, tweeted the conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, in reply to the Journal editorial. Trump lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden, by 306-232 in the electoral college and by more than 7m votes nationwide. On Saturday, seven Senate Republicans joined Democrats in voting to convict Trump on a charge of insurrection arising from the Capitol riot. It echoed moves by the New York Post, the Journal and Fox News last November, after an election Trump still refuses to concede. “Mr Trump may run again, but he won’t win another national election.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 15, 2021 13:43 UTC