‘Undisciplined, unhinged and deranged’: will Trump’s strange behavior hurt him at the polls?

While he's always been quick to insult, he's now frequently vicious, and his speeches are increasingly disjointed

A beautiful" beach body and a mentally disabled" opponent. One rough hour" of police retaliation to stop criminals. A million Rambos" in Afghanistan. Haitian immigrants eating the dogs" and eating the cats". Death by electrocution versus death by shark. Insane asylums and, of course, the late, great Hannibal Lecter".

These are just a few of the recent remarks made by one of two major candidates for president of the United States. Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, has spent years saying the unsayable to entertain, goad and grab attention. But his pronouncements over the past few weeks have plumbed new depths of absurdity and incoherence.