Hitting a Single

From my prospective, President Trump did not hit a homerun with his State of the Union, but he did not strike out either. Trump made the mistake of trying to reach across the aisle, which can not work in this climate because the Democrats and even establishment Republicans like soon to be departing Arizona Senator Jeff Flake hate Trump and think of him as the devil-incarnate. Why sell out your base to pander to those who hate you now and always will hate you? They will gladly pocket Trump's concessions on immigration but will still be determined to impeach him. Trump did spell out how his tax reform and cutting regulation has helped the economy, but even that rang a little hollow to many after a colossal loss in US markets the day of the speech. Trump tried to be unifying and uplifting, but around half the country despises him so much that they will never hear those messages.