From New York Times opinion, this is the Ezra Klein Show. A number of people I respect and often agree with have been making different versions of the same point.

Immigration is one of Trump's best issues and one of the worst issues for Democrats.

The economy is where Trump is now weak.

So if you really care about the dangers Donald Trump poses, you need to beat him.

And that means focusing the country's attention on his worst issues, the places where he is most beatable.

Nate Silver, submit aversion his argument, and so did California Governor Gavin Newsom.

Yeah, it's a, you know, this is the distraction of the day, the art of distraction.

Don't get distracted by distractions we say, and here we zig and zag.

This is the debate they want. This is their 80, 20 issue, as they've described it.

And I want to give this argument, it's due. It's not without merit.

Optimal political strategy is usually to keep the focus on your opponent's worst issues.

For Donald Trump right now,

it's his decision to light the global economy on fire. From that perspective, focusing on Abrago-Garcia is a distraction. Trump's meeting with President Buchele is a distraction. And getting distracted

is bad politics. Focus on the tariffs. Focus on the stock market chaos. Focus.

But I think there are two things wrong with this. One is that the polling here isn't clear. Yes,

Democrats have become afraid on the issue of immigration. They see that as a winner for Donald Trump.

But if you look at the polling on rule of law on due process,

to the extent this is framed that way, which it should be, that's actually what this is about,

then Democrats are in a much better position. People do not want the Trump administration

to be able to randomly disappear people living in this country without due process.

But I think this argument reflects a generalized collapse of roles and time across the political system. If this was October

26 and you're running a congressional campaign, then what you focus on is a hard question,

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