Trump’s words come back to haunt him

Campaigns may not matter any more. Donald Trump has proven that. But words? Words matter. He’s proven that, too.
Donald Trump, pictured Oct. 29, 2016, speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
TORONTO—Campaigns matter. That’s a long-time conceit of political consultants, of course. We say it all the time. I even worked at a successful political consulting firm which trademarked the phrase. Campaigns Matter™. Campaigns matter—along with its corollary, “the only poll that matter...

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