Albert R. Hunt, Columnist

Let the Republican Blame Game Begin

Meet Trump's enablers as leaders run for the exits.

October 10, 2016 at 1:55 PM UTC

Albert R. Hunt is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He was the executive editor of Bloomberg News, before which he was a reporter, bureau chief and executive Washington editor at the Wall Street Journal.

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It’s the kind of question politicians usually ask when a disastrous election is over: Who’s to blame? In Donald Trump’s case, the time to start answering is now.

Trump’s graphic boasts about groping women, caught on a 2005 videotape that surfaced Friday, set off Republican desertions in bulk. A debate performance Sunday night featuring a threat to prosecute Hillary Clinton and a scornful repudiation of his own running mate can’t have given party leaders much comfort.