WINSTON CHURCHILL’S well-known maxim that “nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at with out end result” has a political corollary: when a presidential candidate survives an assassination try, it could have a rallying impact. Exhilarated Republicans are making a show of this in Milwaukee, the place the get together formally nominated Donald Trump as its presidential nominee. Understandably, Mr Trump seems joyful to have defied death. His get together can be trying triumphal, with Mr Trump holding a gentle lead in national polls and key swing states. But it’s too quickly to evaluate how sturdy this benefit will likely be.
