Former president Donald Trump’s botched handling of a question about contraception was somewhat inexplicable. When asked by a local TV news reporter if he supported any restrictions on contraception, Trump answered that it was a state issue — the implication being that he was open to some states restricting it. This was a problem, given that national Republicans have sought to assure voters that they aren’t targeting contraception.
Trump’s exaggerated claim that Pennsylvania has 500,000 fracking jobs
“And there’s very few states that benefit like you do from fracking. I mean, you have 500,000 jobs.” — Former...