Posted on 01/27/2016 6:46:26 AM PST by TaxPayer2000
Trump isn't the first top-tier presidential candidate to skip a debate. Ronald Reagan did not attend a Republican debate ahead of the 1980 Iowa caucuses, which he lost to George H.W. Bush. Reagan went on to the win the nomination and the presidency.
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And Trump is to Reagan as Fire is to Water.
Reagan didn’t quit because he was afraid of a girl. Or because he thought the moderators would be mean to him.
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The DONALD (LET US EXALT HIM) is frightened and needs to be protected, sheltered and excused by his ACOLYTES as they go about their worship of him.
He’s FEARFUL and is a small WEENY.
But a true fact which the tv pundits ignore when they say it's unprecedented for a candidate to skip this last debate before Iowa.
Other than incumbent Presidents running for reelection I do not recall that ever occurring.
I think the point is that Cruz cannot continually invoke Reagan for himself and then attack Trump for doing the same thing Reagan did, no?
Reagan didn’t skip the debate by having an attention-whore Twitter tantrum. The thing that stands out about Trump here is the egregious display of narcissism.
Then let the Twitter flame wars begin!
BTW, I'm a girl.
Not to mention the free advertising. Since 5 am today, all Trump coverage and will be non stop through Friday.
Reagan skipped the debate before the Iowa Caucuses and narrowly LOST the Iowa Caucuses to George H.W. Bush.
Trump is the next Obama, just not as lazy.
[Reagan didnât quit because he was afraid of a girl. Or because he thought the moderators would be mean to him.]
Neither did Trump. He skipped debate because of the immature press release Fox sent out. Why should he go on if he’s not going to receive equal respect??
If Fox had issued a similar PR about Cruz, you Cruzers would go apes**t and praise Cruz if he had as much balls to skip out as Trump did.
Interesting that you say it just that way.
LOL, still trying to compare Trump to the great Ronald Reagan, lame.
I think most people think if Trump wins in Iowa and New Hampshire he has this thing sewed up fairly quickly...
I don’t think he skipped because somebody made a boo-boo on his feelings.
It was a stupid move on Reaganâs part to skip the Iowa debate. He was able to recover, by winning decisively the next debate.
No worries for Trump then. There are 6 more debates scheduled.
Stuff it troll.
So historically no matter how great a candidate may be, if he skips the last debate before the Iowa caucus he will lose the Iowa caucus.
Did Reagan win any caucuses or primaries that occurred immediately after he skipped a debate?
Did Reagan also have a hissy fit and do juvenile name-calling about a moderator?
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