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Trump wins elections but fails at governing

The Hill column argues voters judge a president on whether their own problems get solved, not on how much power he collects; the DMV line disagrees.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Hill has a column this morning arguing that Trump keeps winning elections but struggles with the governing part afterward.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLola Cruz is outside a motor vehicles office to find out what voters think.

  3. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentHank, I'm outside a DMV, which is where government actually touches people, and the line behind me goes around the building twice.

  4. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentThe column says he sees office as a way to build his own power, while voters see it as a way to solve their problems.

  5. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentI spoke with a man who has been in this line since seven.

  6. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentSir, you've been standing here a while. What do you want from the people you vote for?

  7. Gary TolliverHonestly, ma'am, I want my registration renewed. I voted, I won, my guy won, and my sticker still expired in August.

  8. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentSo the election went your way, but the sticker didn't.

  9. Gary TolliverRight. Everybody keeps talking about who has power. I just want to know why ticket number two hundred and eleven hasn't been called since breakfast.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwo hundred and eleven.

  11. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentAnd that's the whole column in one number, Hank.

  12. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentWinning gets you the building, and the building is where the line is. I covered twenty years of conflicts and this queue is worse organized.

  13. Gary TolliverThey just called my number. Wait, this window is only for titles? I need the other line.

  14. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWrong line. Best civics lesson I've seen all week. Lola, good luck out there.

  15. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRex is next with a story about a mascot dispute that needs resolving.

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