E.J. Dionne Jr.

That's a real problem for turnout.

And I think you're seeing that in these races.

So it's a combination of the country swinging against Trump and the enthusiasm swinging against Trump.

That's real trouble for the Republicans.

Maybe they will discover later this year after their primaries are done that they have an interest in distancing themselves.

But I still think many of them are very afraid.

And I think part of the problem is not just the existence of the primary system.

It's also that over time, since Trump appeared on the scene 11 years ago,

A lot of people who are more moderate or even moderate conservatives aren't Republican anymore.

This goes back even longer, actually.

There's been a long drift of moderate Republicans out of the party going back to the 90s.

And the collar counties around Philadelphia are a good example of that.

Places that were very loyal for people like George H.W.

Bush or Senator John Heinz.

And now a lot of those folks just don't think of themselves as Republican anymore.

So you're reducing this party to a party of Trump.

A hundred percent of Celtics fans root for the Celtics.

I think one of the interesting questions, and we don't know the answer to this yet, is can the MAGA base begin to break up?

I was really struck by – I think it's a Reuters Ipsos poll that came out last week or this week where only 29 percent of Americans approve of Trump on the economy and only 25 percent approve his handling of the cost of living.

And I think –