“Most notably on the economy, candidate Trump made grand unequivocal promises that he would raise taxes on the wealthy including himself; that no more factories would close in America; that every decision he made would be guided by raising wages; that every American would get health coverage; and that he would crack down on Wall Street. In every instance, he has pursued policies that would do exactly the opposite.”

So, in sum, attack the performance, not the personality.

Which bring us to Evers and Baldwin. Each exuded authenticity and won substantial support outside Wisconsin’s urban Democratic strongholds with upbeat, issues-focused campaigns. The sort of vitriol and toxicity that has come to characterize modern politics was essentially absent.

Evers stuck to talking about how incumbent Gov. Scott Walker, his opponent, failed to deliver on education, health care and infrastructure and that Evers would make those his central mission. He did it often and with plain-spoken sincerity.

Now he’s a rock star, albeit a mild-mannered and bespectacled 66-year-old one. Last month, he got a spontaneous and raucous standing ovation at the Martin Luther King Day celebration in the Capitol Rotunda even before he stepped to the microphone.