[Bluestocking]

How can someone win the presidency if he can’t express even the simplest fact, such as, I’m not dropping out of the race, without making derogative comments about particular individuals?

Michelle Bachmann and Herman Cain were popular among Republicans, particularly in Iowa, just four years ago, so why bring them up in a way that denigrates them and thereby alienates both them and those who supported them?

[Future Snake Eater]

Because they were recent conservative favorites who had zero staying power.

[ripnbang]

Michelle Bachmann and Herman Cain were popular among Republicans, particularly in Iowa, just four years ago, so why bring them up in a way that denigrates them and thereby alienates both them and those who supported them?

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Because one of the media’s, GOPe’s and Trump hater’s mantra since he started his climb in the polls was the comparison to Herman Cain and Michelle Bachman and Fred Thompson and whoever else in the past two or three presidential elections may have had a lead. It is necessary to point out the difference.

[Fantasywriter]

Others have been comparing Trump to former favorites that fizzled. He typically responds in such cases, as opposed to being the one who started it.

[odawg]

“Michelle Bachmann and Herman Cain were popular among Republicans, particularly in Iowa, just four years ago, so why bring them up in a way that denigrates them and thereby alienates both them and those who supported them?”

Simple. He did it because he has often been compared to them.
From you attitude, you would have found something wrong with whatever he said.

[entropy12]

Trump did not disparage Bachmann or Cain. He simply pointed out the fact that they were at the top of polls for only about a month. That is probably accurate.