Ronald Reagan had it, Jimmy Carter didn’t. George H.W. Bush had it until he didn’t, and the same can be said for his successor, Bill Clinton. Joe Biden had it, lost it, regained it and lost it again. Donald Trump has it in surfeit.
It’s the most underrated but perhaps the most potent element in politics: luck.
Trump was born to riches. He skated through college, transformed millions into billions, w…