...is the most optimistic character I can imagine. In each story, Evil is vanquished and the Good prevails. Evil is shown to be stupid and arrogant, Good is smart and clever and mutely witty. Road Runner is a master mime of bon mots.

But in the context of this thread, nope, 'fraid I don't see any Road Runner opposing Wily in November. But there's still that perennial onrushing train that always flattens the Coyote: The country is just plain pissed off. The polls don't directly ask "Do you hate Donald Trump?", or ask you to rate on a scale of nine to ten "How much do you despise Donald Trump?". But maybe they should. Most people, especially Americans, vote with their guts instead of their heads, anyway, and if Trump is expelled by the country's gut, then yay!, reverse peristalsis. I'm good, thanks.

And I know Trump's curs will feel just as whipped as you describe. And I care about as much as I do when Wily gets his ass decisively kicked. I'd laugh at both.

Mark Knopfler weighs in: