He invented the unprecedented event, worried aloud about empty seats twice, asked the country to pretend he was on the ballot, and finally offered every adult citizen $5,000 if his party wins both chambers, writes Andrew Feinberg

The president doesn’t have the authority to just send everyone checks.

Donald Trump was funny, spontaneous, cutting, and entertaining at the Republican National Convention. But other than the big fat bribe, little was new in his speech.