There is an emerging consensus that the nearly deadly bullet that grazed Donald Trump’s upper right ear in Butler, Penn., last weekend has fired the Republican candidate back into the White House.

That view appears to extend to senior members of the Democratic party. “<a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;We\u2019ve all resigned ourselves to a second Trump presidency,\u201d&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1812622062445621684__;!!MtWvt2UVEQ!BrMvliieqkD-4JN8jo_IFWX8YKQz8xPct5DmTukLLrWhjk17dzg7BGgLMGRnHxeCcd_4Z94mp-qPTPc029M%24&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1812622062445621684__;!!MtWvt2UVEQ!BrMvliieqkD-4JN8jo_IFWX8YKQz8xPct5DmTukLLrWhjk17dzg7BGgLMGRnHxeCcd_4Z94mp-qPTPc029M%24">We’ve all resigned ourselves to a second Trump presidency,”</a><a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;\u00a0&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1812622062445621684__;!!MtWvt2UVEQ!BrMvliieqkD-4JN8jo_IFWX8YKQz8xPct5DmTukLLrWhjk17dzg7BGgLMGRnHxeCcd_4Z94mp-qPTPc029M%24&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1812622062445621684__;!!MtWvt2UVEQ!BrMvliieqkD-4JN8jo_IFWX8YKQz8xPct5DmTukLLrWhjk17dzg7BGgLMGRnHxeCcd_4Z94mp-qPTPc029M%24">&nbsp;</a>one source told online publication, Axios on Sunday.

Another likely Trump presidency will test the guardrails imposed by the Founding Fathers. But they are robust.{ai:summary}<p>The attempted assassination of Trump may have helped him secure a second term. Even Democrats are preparing for his reelection. #politics</p>

John Ivison: Trump survived a bullet. American democracy will survive this, too

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