Trump is obsessed with height. Now he?s trying to weaponize it in the election.

https://t.co/5DUj16jtZfI started writing about this back in 1988 — the year George H.W. Bush (6-2) faced off against Michael Dukakis (5-8) — because I thought it was wrong to judge candidates by their height. Trump said he was 6-foot-3, a number that still circulates in online search results, but in the televised 2016 primary debates he was clearly shorter than 6-foot-3 Jeb Bush, who stood next to him. Nonsense: He just wanted to make his height advantage clear.Since 1952, when many voters had their first chance to see presidential candidates on television, 12 of the 17 contests have been won by the taller person. I rather liked the idea of boxes behind the debate lecterns, but now Trump has spoiled that.Blatant heightists may argue that taller people make better presidents, pointing to Lincoln, our tallest. Even at 6-foot-2, Trump is taller than any of his likely opponents, but he is sloppy with his facts, which might hurt him. Two of the men on his short list, Schiff and cable-news personality Donny Deutsch (5-10) are actually at or above the average height for adult American males (5-10).I am upset when Trump demeans the undersized. Or is the Internet getting dumber?2012: Santorum’s Iowa success no shock to me — he’s the tallest2008: Is the Obama phenomenon based on height?2003: Was the 2000 race a turning point for heightism?1999: The shrinking field: Can 5-foot-11 Bush really win?1996: It was obvious Dole would win the nomination.