Julian Zelizer is a history and public affairs professor at Princeton University and the editor of "The Presidency of Barack Obama: A First Historical Assessment." (CNN) Republicans should be worried about Anderson Cooper's "60 Minutes" interview with the porn actress Stephanie Clifford, who performs as Stormy Daniels, coming days after the CNN anchor interviewed former Playboy model Karen McDougal. In special elections, Republicans have been struggling to retain vacant seats even in solidly red districts, as the Trump effect starts to take a toll. There are many parts of the Daniels story that probably won't add up to anything more than salacious and disturbing tales from Trump's private life. Even the evangelical voters who have decided to set aside their principles and give Trump a "mulligan" because of his right-leaning nominations for judgeships never believed that President Trump was an angel.

Source: CNN March 25, 2018 12:48 UTC