It was pretty obvious in the end. The reporter clearly labeled what everyone was doing was pandering or being pandered to. The person missing was Ron Paul who doesn't pander and will never do so. The beginning was pretty good too--they distinctly allowed the fact that he "received the most...
The idea that one's reputation isn't property is absolute tripe. There would be no chose of action (think claim) if this was true. If one harms, or damages your reputation, they harm something that belongs to you. That is why you can get damages for it--they've damaged your property...
That's not exactly how that works. There's a presidential preference poll, which are the totals reported, and then there are votes for each individual delegate--the 31 he got. They don't affect one another.