In the video, Trump is heard saying that his fame allows him to “do anything” to women. But with a month until Election Day, and early voting already underway in several states, the truest answer to why Republicans are dropping Trump now — and why they’re dropping him over this — is likely political. During the Republican primary, GOP officials worried that disavowing Trump would alienate his supporters and hurt the party in congressional races. But these new revelations come at a time when the White House race seems to be slipping away from Trump. Privately, even Republicans who didn’t formally revoke their support for Trump conceded there was little he could do to right his campaign at this point.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 08, 2016 21:45 UTC