After a recent media appearance one evening in DC, I caught up with a prominent Republican — someone GOP candidates have flocked to for guidance for years. On the way out of the studio, he joked with me about a phrase spreading among party members who are facing reelection this November. It’s closer to a prayer than a slogan: I wish he would disappear. The reference is to Donald Trump, of course. Never before have Republicans had to campaign under the banner of such a weak figurehead, nor one so insistent on stapling his toxic brand to the party, whether […]