Chuck Todd: Trump is burning his political capital quickly [View all]
(NBC News) There are all sorts of lessons we like to pass on to our kids when it comes to competition, chief among them how to be a good loser and how to be a good winner. Sometimes, winners learn they have to be extra gracious, even if they don’t feel very gracious, because of the long-term benefits of taking the high road.
This is particularly true in governing, especially governing in a polarizing climate. As for the losers, not appearing bitter is usually a hallmark of the losers who hope to have futures.
Of course, these basic rules of political decorum are ones Donald Trump has rarely followed. Sure, the president-elect has shown a tad more grace since winning this election, some of it because he won a more decisive victory than he did in 2016. Throw in his very narrow popular vote lead and he’s feeling pretty good about himself. And he should — his theory of the case about the campaign and about working-class voters of all stripes has proven true. He’s been accumulating political capital, and his victory only gives him an opening to accumulate more ... if he chooses to.
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