"Beyond those groups, it is not unreasonable to argue that supporting a racist, misogynistic, dictator-loving ignoramus for president is deplorable, so long as you believe he is an racist, misogynistic, dictator-loving ignoramus.  ... Here’s a way to separate the deplorables from the simply misguided: Demand Trump renounce birtherism.  If he does, but keeps to all his other positions, his fans in our book are unwise, confused and engaged in wishful thinking but may be pure of heart. If he won’t denounce birtherism and admit it was hokum, his followers cannot avoid being tagged as supporting a patently racist candidate. After all, the birther nonsense was inarguably a racist attack on the first black president, designed to delegitimize his election. If these people still follow an unrepentant birther, Clinton’s initial 50 percent figure may have been too low."

"Jennifer Rubin writes the Right Turn blog for The Post, offering reported opinion from a conservative perspective. "