Yes. Please spell it out
A champ (eg Trump) is facing a formidable opponent. The opponent has prepared a fiendish plan, and is carrying it out to perfection. But the champ is playing flawlessly. And slowly but surely the advantage slips away from challenger and the master is starting to apply an unstoppable pressure (eg IG report on its way, the Uranium-1 affair etc, etc).
If this still does not make any sense I suggest you start reading up on theconservativetreehouse.com. It is like a Tom Clancy novel - just that its real!!