Tables are turning from Mr. Trump

Republican officials are jumping ship from the turbulent Donald Trump campaign in unprecedented numbers, political experts say, as the party's unhinged nominee pivots from one outlandish point to the next

— but the
mogul will likely make it through choppy waters through Nov. 8 unless GOP leaders like Paul Ryan swim for shore, too.

More than 200 current and former Republican elected and administration officials, as well as figures from the party apparatus and the conservative media, have said in recent weeks that they simply cannot support Trump, citing his increasingly erratic statements, his lack of policy specifics and his recklessness on the international stage, with many of them saying they'd vote for Hillary Clinton instead.