Why Not Trump?

In most campaign seasons, the days following the conventions are counted on to provide a bit of a breather ahead of the sprint to Election Day. But 2016 is a different beast -- and Donald Trump a unique candidate.

Donald Trump was thundering about a minority group, linking its members to murderers and what he predicted would be an epic crime wave in America. His opponents raged in response—some slamming him as a racist—but Trump dismissed them as blind, ignorant of the real world.

No, this is not a scene from a recent rally in which the Republican nominee for president stoked fears of violence from immigrants or Muslims. The year was 1993, and his target was Native Americans, particularly those running casinos who, Trump was telling a congressional hearing, were sucking up to criminals.

Trump, who at the time was a major casino operator, appeared before a panel on Indian gaming with a prepared statement that was level-headed and raised regulatory concerns in a mature way. But, in his opening words, Trump announced that his written speech was boring, so he went off-script, even questioning the heritage of some Native American casino operators, saying they “don't look like Indians” and launching into a tirade about “rampant” criminal activities on reservations.

In his centerpiece speech on the economy, Donald Trump wrongly accused Hillary Clinton of wanting to increase middle-class taxes and blamed America's crumbling roads and bridges in part on the money spent on refugees, a minuscule expense in...

Dan Rather condemned Donald's Trump's comments about Hillary Clinton and the Second Amendment, telling journalists they couldn't cover it like a normal election.

New York Times reporters have covered Donald J. Trump's rallies for more than a year. His supporters at these events often express their views in angry and provocative ways. Here are some examples.

The New York Daily News called for Donald Trump to end his campaign for president calling the candidate "reckless."

Donald Trump is facing a rising and unique group of outspoken opponents.

They're called Republicans.

Maine Sen. Susan Collins has joined a growing group of anti-Trump Republicans that now includes other lawmakers, national security officials, GOP donors, and various party professionals, including a former House staff member who says he is mounting his own "Never Trump" presidential bid.

The GOP presidential nominee "does not reflect historical Republican values nor the inclusive approach to governing that is critical to healing the divisions in our country," Collins said in an op-ed for The Washington Post.

Senator Susan Collins of Maine, who had hoped for a calmer, more rational Trump to emerge, says she can’t support him.