Noonan Sides with Trump in Calling out Va. GOP for Demanding Loyalty Pledge

BRENNAN: “Well, Trump is now declaring Bill Clinton fair game as he takes on Hillary Clinton. He tweeted this morning, 'If  Hillary thinks she can unleash her husband, with his terrible record of women abuse, while playing the women’s card on me, she’s wrong.' Trump also blasted Virginia Republicans plan to have voters say and sign a pledge stating they are Republicans before voting for the GOP nominee. One tweet read, 'Straighten out the Republican Party of Virginia before it’s too late.' Wall Street Journal columnist and CBS contributor Peggy Noonan is with us this morning. Good morning to you, Peggy.”
NOONAN: “Good morning, Margaret. How nice to see you.”
BRENNAN: “Nice to see you. Give us some perspective on why Trump would be attacking the Republican Party of Virginia. Is it simply because his followers aren’t themselves the straight edge sign up Republican card-carrying members of the party?”
NOONAN: “I think that may be a little of it, but I think on the principle of it, he is probably — Trump is probably correct. Politics is a game of addition. Politics is a game, quote unquote, in which you try to get other people to come in. If you can draw independents and democrats, good thing. I’ve never heard of a state in modern times asking you before you vote in a primary to swear or state that you are a member of the party. Have the gates be open, invite everybody in. That’s the way to do it.”
UNKNOWN MALE: “Because they’re scared about what happened with David Brat and Eric Cantor, Cantor getting knocked out in the primary.”
NOONAN: “Yes, well, the people spoke on that one, right? Let the people speak. (Laughter) You are lucky when you are a Republican Party and independents want to come in and vote for one of your guys --"
UNKNOWN MALE: “On the subject of speaking --"
NOONAN: "-- and you say thank you, come on, yeah.”
UNKNOWN MALE: “Everybody is allowed."