It didn't matter what Trump did in the past. It was going to be a death blow. It could just as easily have been Rubio and elevator shoes, or Cruz being Canadian. Hillary could be eating live puppies on camera and it wouldn't see the light of day.
Remember Romney the hair cutter? Romney the dog carrier? Romney's binder of women? All over the news for weeks at a time.
Even congress has a higher ranking of trustworthiness than the media. You can only fool some of the people some of the time...and usually that's good enough.
40% dems. 40% republicans. and 5% that do what the media tells them to do. (and 5% that are still trying to figure out the Velcro on their running shoes)
If Trump pulls off a win, it will truly be a miracle. Sometimes I just shake my head at the holes he's digging himself, but I still hope he wins. Hillary is just plain evil.