Trips, traps and flights of fancy on the Trump roadshow

Of all the godforsaken dumps I’ve visited during 16 years of covering US election campaigns, Reno is most singularly depressing. It’s a city designed to incite a desire for oblivion, whether through alcohol, opiates, gambling or suicide, in all of which pursuits it boasts a batting score well above the national average.

Reno is the place in which gamblers who find Las Vegas too upmarket find their level. If you want to know ...