1. The "nothing matters" response to scandals is particularly shortsighted because politics is a war of attrition carried on multiple fronts. The tax thing alone is not enough to sink Trump but -- if used used right -- is part of a larger effort to defeat him & his politics. https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1310579201527951360

2. The striking thing about the polls is how consistent they've been, impervious to almost all outside events (the one recent exception is BLM protests, which nudged Biden up 2 points). But does that mean nothing matters or that all scandals have created low ceiling for Trump?

3. So: scandals create a ceiling for Trump. He's lagged Biden all through election & needs to narrow difference in order to win (has a decent shot if he's 3-4% less than Biden). Scandals help keep that ceiling hard.

4. Beyond the election, there are broader political battles: Trump's crookedness with taxes are a great opportunity to push for wealth tax. "Nothing matter" makes everything about November when politics is broader. More thoughts here. https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-tax-evasion-election/