Mr. Jenkins, having read your columns for many years, I'm not surprised at your baiting. However, I'm surprised you parrot the conservative line that this was a GOP victory. This was a populist, not a Republican, victory. Trump pulled off what George Wallace and Ross Perot could not. He coopted a major party and road it to an incredible upset. This is why, as you have demonstrated in this column, neither side has a clue as to where this is will take us. The danger of a populist victory is the impossibility of fulfilling  the extreme promises may trigger extreme reaction, which always comes with a scapegoat or two.  Hopefully, the midterm election will restore some sensibility, but by then we may all be seriously regretting this outcome.