Amazement was another: I still struggle to comprehend how Americans let Trump get this far. The biggest shock is their charade of it, because the recording revealed nothing new. The Trump it captures is the Trump that we’ve all heard, seen and known from the beginning. But why should Trump the Lech be the final straw any more than Trump the Bigot or Trump the Racist? That’s the fresh calculation — and it’s the context for the suddenly harsh words they’re directing at Trump.

Source: New York Times October 09, 2016 17:29 UTC