… Why did a decade-old three-minute video provoke a sudden revolt by party officials against their nominee, an uprising that could very well destroy their chances of taking the White House? …
Because it turns out that even the most self-interested members of the political class, the true weather vanes swinging in the wind, have their limits.
After 16 months of accumulated doubts, embarrassments and indignities, they are finally fed up.
As senators, representatives and party elders rescinded their endorsements of Mr. Trump in unrelenting waves on Saturday, those who had stubbornly stuck by their nominee described their rejection in almost cathartic terms, saying he had surrendered any legitimate claim to their loyalty. CONT.
Michael Barbaro & Patrick Healy, New York Times