Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

When Trump's Electoral Magic Fades

After Alabama, the risks of opposing the president are minimal for Republicans. Plus, your morning links.

December 13, 2017 at 2:31 PM UTC

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics. A former professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.

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The day after Alabama, Donald Trump is now the president in the most danger of losing renomination since Jimmy Carter in 1979.

He's in this position despite campaigning against Roy Moore in the Republican primary, correctly saying that Moore would be a bad general election candidate. Then, the scandal that engulfed Moore after his nomination left Trump with no good choices. One can argue Trump made the decision that was best for his party and even his presidency.