re: #20 recusancy
Huh? Concern trolling? What’s he concerned about?
OK, “concern trolling” is maybe not the exact phrase for the piece as a whole (though it applies to his “I don’t see a path to election for the other candidates” at the end).
But it’s dishonest. He’s trying to build/support a particular narrative that paints Bachmann as a credible contender, because he wants her to win the primary. A disinterested observer would be unlikely to come up with the same story.