In the 90's even he was smart enough to realize his personal life disqualified him from office but in 2016 a sizable minority don't care....
What has me scratching my head is, does Trump think he's going to personally profit from this? Certainly with everyone he's offended, and let's face it, in politics, no matter who you are you're going to offend some segment of the population, it's going to start hitting him in the pocketbook. He had to know that. He could have just stayed a private citizen and kept what was a fairly favorable popularity rating, and also keep these old demons at bay.