notarealnameisit

Some people, including many prominent politicians, have said that these are "40 year old allegations" and that diminishes their importance and that they were only brought up to prevent him from getting the seat in the Senate. How do you respond to that? Do you believe that these stories should break in a way/time to have maximum impact?

Edit: I do believe the allegations and think that they are absolutely important to know. I also understand why the story is being given attention now-especially with the WaPo's answer below-and think it's a great thing it received national attention.

This is probably the best explanation I've seen for this. I can't imagine how some of those women felt seeing him touted as a "family values" man. Thank you for your response!

Thanks to both of you for answering!