Say what? The “litmus test” was this ...
Either a candidate signs on as a full birther OR they don’t take the Constitution seriously and need to be dismissed discredited and disparaged - as YOU did with Palin quoting her saying the issue was a “distraction”.
Trump was NEVER a viable candidate - it was a publicity stunt bought largely by birthers. What is undeniable is that the release of the LF COLB cut the number of birthers in half and obliterated any hope of a Trump candidacy.
I thought “Palling around with Terrorists” was a much better approach actually.
No serious candidate is going to make this their issue - Trump self immolation “damaged” 0bama in your mind - but in reality it cut the number of birther in half. That you are still in denial about it shows that you were not, perhaps, very rational about the subject from the get go.