It's still going to boil down to turnout and I think the polls may underestimate Trump a bit on the likely voter scale.
I'm not that bothered by Trump's comments because it's what I've come to expect from guys like him over the years. As the father of daughters (one of whom lives in NYC), I am gravely disappointed and marginally offended by the comments, but having spent an entire adult life in politics, I've been greatly desensitized by the blather that oozes out of people's mouths. OH, the things I've heard! What I find crazy is that when the cameras are rolling, most people step back and become a bit more circumspect with their comments. Trump views the little red light as an opportunity to sprint toward the more offensive and outrageous. I don't know if that's a character flaw, but it surely is a sign of an exhibitionist of sorts. He, and others, view common civility as the burdensome chains of political correctness. I tire of language scrubbing and thin-skins as much as anyone (well, almost as much), but that's something totally different than what is going on with Trump.
But in addition to being coarse (which in and of itself doesn't bother me that much), he's basically clueless. He's run an entire campaign aimed at the lower spinal columns of a segment of the population.
