Trump and the porn star

Stuff reports:

There was a moment in the not-so-distant political past when American voters, sick of the hypocrisy of mainstream party figures, felt the magnetic pull of a potential outsider candidate with a resume boasting zero political experience, industry success, and plenty of history in front of a camera.

No, the contender was not Donald Trump in 2016. This was Louisiana in 2009. The likely candidate was Stormy Daniels, the adult-film actress at the centre of the latest allegations against the US president.

Reports of a possible liaison between Trump and Daniels rolled into the news cycle this week like a tabloid hand grenade; discussions about a US government shutdown and DACA deal were suddenly competing with talk of a US$130,000 (NZ$178,000) payoff of “hush money” to Daniels and whether media outlets had been wrong not to report the relationship before the election. Daniels, it was alleged, carried on a sexual relationship with Trump in 2006, months after his wife Melania gave birth to their only son, Barron.

I’m not sure this hurts Trump. I think most voters know he is a womaniser and worse. He cheated on his first wife with his second and went on Howard Stern often boasting about his sex life.

It is a bit of a mystery why he remains with strong support from evangelical Christians but I guess they are prepared to overlook his personal failings so long as he appoints Judges they approve of.