Jonah Goldberg: Why Trump’s childish bullying of his Republican opponents works

“Congratulations to Nikki Haley for following President Trump’s lead and doing a CNN town hall. Ron DeSanctimonious is too chicken to ever do something like this.” — @TrumpWarRoom

Here, in microcosm, is the dysfunction plaguing the GOP presidential field, thanks to the Trumpian captivity.

As with most Trumpian pronouncements, there’s no policy and no principle to be found — other than the insinuation that Trump is courageous and his opponents are cowards. Ron DeSantis gets the text: He’s