Monday night, he gave a really good speech. I am not a fan of his at all, but I was left thinking that if he would continue showing that kind of maturity moving forward, I could live with the guy. I wouldn't expect his substantive message to change, but at least see a diminution in the kind of weird reaction he has to criticism.
So he took that fine performance -- which even the anti-Trump establishment grudgingly admitted was good -- and tossed it right back out the window. And for no good reason at all. What does it accomplish? There's nothing wrong with ticking off and making uncomfortable elites who cling to bad policies. But when you're ticking off people to no purpose, it's just plain stupid.
I'm sure his hardcore supporters will scoff at this, with the "we don't need support from your kind" type of response. But the reality is that he does need to broaden his support if he wants to win both the nomination and the general election.
Good post - I agree. I appreciated and respected his mature and gracious remarks on Monday night. WHY did he toss that away?