Gersh: So if he had said that Jewish bankers brought down the economy in 2008 and should therefore be sent back to their countries of origin, that would be OK — as long as it won him the nomination and he later repudiated it? The fact that his animus was directed at Mexicans and Muslims rather than Jews is merely an artifact of this moment in history. Anyone who would prey on hatred in this way — even if he chooses victims you happen to care less about because of your own twisted psychology — has disqualified himself from the presidency.