I've been hearing the pundits repeat this for years, "Democrats fall in love and the GOP falls in line." It used to be a given that any Republican who got the nomination would get all the Right Wing votes. It took a convicted rapist who talked sh%t about actual veterans to make them change their minds.
I know one that openly accepts the rapist because that doesn't impact how he performs. He also tries to dodge it saying the Tara Reade accusation is on the same level as Trump's rape.
This is one reason I don't believe that Clinton ever used underage girls with Epstein. Clinton, Obama. and the Dems in general have been under a microscope 24/7 for decades. That's why Dem scandals involve things like standing near children and dancing in college.