Donald Trump's Major Weakness Is His Extraordinarily Thin Skin

From TPM:

Donald Trump attempted to punish the Des Moines Register on Friday for publishing a critical editorial calling for the real estate mogul to to drop out of the presidential race.

The Iowa newspaper claimed on Friday that Trump barred one the paper's reporters and columnists from attending a Saturday event. Trump's campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, told the paper that it had been denied press credentials because of the paper's Monday editorial, according to the Des Moines Register.

This is Trump's Kryptonite.  He responds to criticism and mockery by lashing out wildly against his critics. Indeed, his single biggest "gaffe" so far -- attacking John McCain's service to our country -- was triggered by McCain's criticism of Trump.

We've seen Trump's thin skin on display before. Back in 2011, Obama hilariously mocked The Donald during a speech at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, and Trump was none too happy about it.  He was reportedly "ticked off by the mocking he took from the podium" and his "'mood shifted from playing along to unvarnished anger.'"

That is how you get Trump -- you mock him.  He hates that.  If I were a Republican candidate for president, I would hire a comedy team to produce at least three videos hilariously mocking Trump, and would release these videos in the days preceding the first GOP primary debate.  And - of course - I would release the most hilarious one on the morning of the debate.

Some would say that such a strategy won't work against Trump, even if it does cause him to lose his shit and say potentially campaign-damaging stuff.  After all, The Donald's attack on McCain didn't seem to hurt him in the polls.  One commentator stated the other day that Trump is "gaffe proof" and that "there is no way he can damage himself by sticking his foot in his mouth."

That may be so.  But there is only one way to find out, and that is to continually mock Trump in order to get him to say outrageous stuff.  Even if this strategy does not work, at least it'll be good for a few laughs.