Bob Franken: Daisy Then and Now

I wonder if the Democrats' plans against Donald Trump include reprising the "Daisy" ad. It was a major success in 1964 when Lyndon Johnson's campaign released it in an effort to portray Republican nominee Barry Goldwater as a dangerous wild man. It simply featured a 3-year-old girl innocently counting flower petals and ended with a nuclear explosion, then a voice-over: "Vote for President Johnson on November 3rd; the stakes are too high for you to stay home."

The Democrats have made no bones about the fact they will hammer at Trump as an even wilder thing, one who has already blown up the rest...