1) Michelle Fields is ridiculously conservative. I doubt she would have wanted to make a big deal over this initially if for nothing else, to protect conservatives from bad press. All it would have taken would have been a behind the scenes apology, even just to her editor, at the first phone call and this would likely have all gone away with little fanfare. Instead, her pro Trump employer not only didn't back her up, but basically called her a liar. Ben Shapiro also resigned from Breitbart over the incident. Also, she was kicked off "Cashin' In" on Fox business, whose host is extremely pro Trump. Add to that all the changing narratives out of the Trump camp. Likely that's where politics came into play and she decided to make a big deal over it.
2) It's funny, because I know there have been many comments in the past on APS regarding how a "hands on" action as shown in Cypherninja's video URL was grounds for defending yourself, because you've just been attacked. I have to wonder how the comments here would run if it was Clinton's campaign manager doing this to someone.
