Trump’s Luck Is Finally Running Out

Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly essay from Washington, on politics, demographics and inequality.

With the midterm elections just five weeks away, President Trump might want to give a listen to Johnny Cash’s version of the old gospel song “God’s Gonna Cut You Down.”

You can run on for a long timeRun on for a long timeRun on for a long timeSooner or later, God’ll cut you downSooner or later, God’ll cut you down

You can run on for a long timeRun on for a long timeRun on for a long timeSooner or later, God’ll cut you downSooner or later, God’ll cut you down

Trump has been president, on and off, for........

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