There was one name that was noticeably absent in two nights of 2020 debates: E. Jean Carroll, the advice columnist who has accused President Trump of sexually assaulting her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the 1990s.

It was unclear whether that means Democrats have determined that the story is not credible enough, or they are just resigned to the idea that attacking Trump’s record with women will get them nowhere, because whoever doesn’t care about it at this point never will.