Maybe Trump knows something we don’t.
I get to tell an old story....
In the good old days I worked on a congressional campaign for the Republican candidate challenging the incumbent lefty—this guy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Studds
We were way behind in the polls in what should have been a close district—our fault—we had run a mediocre campaign.
It is time for the “big meeting”.
Do we drop the “bomb” or not?
Our opposition research had strong documentation that the Congressmen had been having sexual relations with teenage boys—including Congressional staff.
Do we go there or not?
Every staffer (including me) said “go for it—nothing to lose—scorched earth”.
The candidate—a devout Catholic and a prominent citizen in the community—said no. This was “dirty politics”.
So—we got clobbered.
You can read the Wikipedia article to find out what happened next.
Lol.