Has Trump Finally Gone Too Far?

First Read: “Personal attacks are one thing; baselessly comparing an opponent (who is almost universally popular with your own base!) to a child molester is jaw-dropping. Whether Trump was tired, frustrated, cranky, whatever – this off-the-rails attack may have been the best illustration yet of why so many folks believe Trump can’t make it over the nomination finish line. While most of his other attacks on rivals — ‘low energy,’ ‘puppets,’ etc. — have played into narratives with some grain of truth to them, this one is just mean-spirited word association accusing a well-liked political figure of literally *the worst possible thing* a person can do. And this comes after plenty of reports that Trump was toning down his rhetoric, acting like a more mature candidate and thinking more strategically about his path.”

“The question is: How and where could Trump’s attacks on the field’s most popular candidate hurt him? And is ‘child molester’ finally the threshold for his bombastic language to start wearing on voters?”