Insults, mudslinging sink Republican race to new lows

This was a bad week for the Republicans. In a race which has been nasty, mean-spirited and at times vulgar, new depths have been plumbed. It all started with a Facebook ad. Aimed at conservative voters in Utah, the ad pictured a naked Melania Trump from her modelling days sprawled on a fur rug. It carried the legend, "Meet Melania Trump, your next first lady. Or, you could support Ted Cruz on Tuesday". The ad was paid for the Political Action Committee "Make America Awesome" which has been established by Republicans who are determined to stop Donald Trump securing...