Trumpian Brouhaha

Donald Trump has raised a real brouhaha by the way he and his campaign have handled an incident involving his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, and a young conservative news writer, Michelle Fields. "Mishandled" is probably a better verb to describe the treatment they have given this incident because it has served to highlight one of Trump's greatest weaknesses: his attitude in general regarding women he dislikes.

The incident occurred on March 8 of this year after a Trump press conference in Jupiter, Florida, when Fields attempted to ask Trump a question about his views. According to Fields,

before he could answer I was jolted backwards. Someone had grabbed me tightly by the arm and yanked me down. I almost fell to the ground, but was able to maintain my balance. Nonetheless, I was shaken.

Another reporter, Ben Terris, of The Washington Post, witnessed the event and identified Lewandowski as the man grabbing and yanking Fields away from Mr. Trump. A few moments after the event Terris and she spoke and discussed what had just happened. The conversation happened to be recorded since Fields intended to record her interview with Trump. A part of that discussion is given below verbatim (except for a short ellipsis) from a transcript of the recording.

Preferences Politics in America

Donald Trump supports his campaign to be the Republican nominee for President appealing to racist instincts among white voters (many of whom are crossover voters from the Democrat Party). I saw the following tweet today that supports this charge.

Crucial new polling analysis: Trump's supporters think blacks/Latinos are getting over on whites: https://t.co/A3qS7xCOkC

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) March 23, 2016

The poll asked, "Which of these is the bigger problem in this country - (blacks and Hispanics losing out because of preferences for whites), or (whites losing out because of preferences for blacks and Hispanics)?" A 54% majority of Trump supporters answered that the biggest problem is whites losing out to blacks and Hispanics.

Most Votes, Most Delegates - False Criteria

Donald Trump supporters like Sean Hannity, and the top two presidential candidates, support a false narrative to short circuit the nomination process should no candidate come to the Republican convention with at least 1,237 delegates. Listen to the first few minutes of Hannity's interview with Ted Cruz for an example.

Donald Trump said that 1,237 was just an arbitrary "random number." Like many things Trump says this is simply false. The minimum number of delegates required to have a majority of the delegates, that is, more than 50%, is the number 1,237. Even if a candidate wins only 1,237 delegates before the convention, with almost 50% of the delegates opposed to his nomination, that candidate still wins because he has the majority.

Would You Vote for Trump?

Donald Trump could become the Republican nominee for 2016, but many Republicans and conservatives have vowed not to support him. Tell us how you feel about it by voting in this poll within the next twenty-four hours.

If @realDonaldTrump is the Republican nominee, would you...

— Michael Medved (@MedvedSHOW) March 18, 2016