Rebound for Trump possible if he learns
He needs to "triangulate" - form legislative coalitions with both Republicans and Democrats on various policy issues
Washington
ALMOST every American who went through the public school system probably recalls the informative and entertaining class, "How a Bill Becomes a Law", which usually included the screening of a cartoon that tried to simplify what was really a very complex legislative process.
In fact, as an (adult) reporter starting to cover Washington, it took me quite a while to figure out that it actually takes a very long time before a bill is turned into a law, and it all is very, very boring, and involves hard work of negotiating and re-negotiating, and that most of the bills introduced by lawmakers never reach the desk of the president for signature.
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