Twenty-one numeric ways of looking at Donald Trump's flirtation with running for president.
Date on which Donald Trump told CNN that running for president was “certainly not something I’ve talked about or would consider: October 4, 2010
Date on which Trump first told MSNBC’s Morning Joe that he was “absolutely thinking about” running for president: October 5, 2010
Date on which Trump actually began his run for president: N/A
Articles appearing in the New York Times in the past year that have mentioned Donald Trump: 206
Articles appearing in the Los Angeles Times in the past year that have mentioned Donald Trump: 144
Percentage of Americans who told the Pew Research Center in April that Trump was the most recognizable “GOP contender”: 26
Percentage of Americans who couldn’t name a single GOP contender: 53
Google Search Volume Index for “Donald Trump” in May 2010: 7
Google Search Volume Index for “Donald Trump” as of May 17, 2011: 100
Number of times in the past year Trump has publicly referred to the African-American community as “the blacks”: 2
Number of times Trump said “fuck” (or “motherfucker”) while speaking to a gathering of Republican women’s groups in Las Vegas on April 28: 3
Number of birth certificates Trump demanded from President Obama: 1
Number of times Trump said in a press conference that he was either “proud” or “honored” that Obama released his birth certificate: 7
Percentage of GOP voters who supported Trump’s candidacy in April, before Obama released his birth certificate: 26 (making Trump the leader)
Percentage of GOP voters who supported Trump’s candidacy two weeks after Obama released his birth certificate: 8 (putting him in fifth place)
Percent ratings boost for the Celebrity Apprentice episode in which Trump first broached his run for office: 12
Amount, in millions, Trump reportedly took to continue hosting Celebrity Apprentice rather than run for office: 50
Length, in days, of Trump’s will-he-or-won’t-he candidacy: 223
Number of days between the start of this season’s Celebrity Apprentice and its end: 77
Days before the Celebrity Apprentice finale that Trump finally announced he’s not running for president: 6
Number of Google search results for “Donald Trump + manipulate the media,” as of May 17, 2011: 3,720,000