Catherine Rampell : Trump may see himself in Joe Arpaio

Washington • There are lots of compelling reasons not to pardon the country’s most famous racist in the middle of a hurricane.So why exactly did President Trump decide to pardon Joe Arpaio?Maybe, some speculated, Trump wanted to toss some red meat to his base. Trump’s recent Phoenix campaign-rally crowd practically frothed at the mouth when he hinted at a coming pardon of the former Maricopa County sheriff. As Trump’s overall approval hovers around 35 percent, a high-profi