Don’t let Thursday's debate become the Democrats' Capitol riot

We all remember the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. It was obvious that what happened that day was wrong, and it was equally obvious what it implied about Donald Trump.

Then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said that Trump’s behavior was “a disgraceful, disgraceful dereliction of duty.” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) recognized that Jan. 6 crossed a line and that Trump was responsible: “All I can say is, count me out. Enough is enough.”

Their moment of clarity probably resulted...