Nate Silver of
FiveThirtyEight blog fame
writes something insightful about Donald Trump and trolls like him.
Other Republicans should resist the temptation to extend the news cycle by firing back at him, however — even when what he says is genuinely offensive. After 12 years of writing on the Internet, I’ve learned that the old adage is true. Don’t feed the troll. The only way to kill a troll like Trump is to deprive him of attention.
As Hermione Granger kept telling Harry Potter and his sidekick Ron, concerning various provocations by Draco Malfoy, "Ignore him. Just ignore him."