Posted on 02/04/2016 7:17:57 PM PST by GodGunsGuts
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Gathered below are 10 reasons Iowans deserted Trump in the caucus...
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Trump’s childish reaction to losing one primary seems to indicate that Iowans chose wisely.
Trump lost by a few thousand votes-— don’t think it means too much...
Trump was 3.3% from winning Iowa without dirty tricks or camping there for over a year.
I’m actually satisfied with his finish there.
If his finish there was the result of some sudden turn, what does that tell you about the vote before the turn?
I wouldn’t play that turn up too much.
Then why did he have a tantrum about it?
#6 & #7 are bunk. The rest are probably right, IMHO.
A lot of the Trump supporters had to go and vote for their real candidate Hillary so she didn’t get her butt kicked up between her ears.
Worth repearing:
Reason #6...Sarah Palin’s endorsement hurt him—While some said Palin’s endorsement of Trump would help him with evangelicals and Tea Partiers, many pundits wondered aloud if her endorsement would actually hurt the Trump campaign in the end. Many pundits still blame her for McCain’s loss in 2008, and after Fox News decided not to renew her contract last year, FiveThirtyEight noted that “her net favorability rating among Republicans has declined more than 55 percentage points [since 2008], from +83 percentage points to +27 points by mid-2013.”
Because Iowa is a weird place with a weird caucus system that invites voter fraud? Those reasons are enough. Don’t need the others.
You are number 6.
Who is number 1?
I am number 2.
Yes, and he lost one one delegate. Yet you would believe he lost in a landslide based on some of the comments here.
Finishing a close second in a field of about 15 is nothing to be ashamed of. Especially when you have a double-digit lead in the next primary.
Mitt Romney came in a close second in Iowa and he went on to the nomination in a cakewalk.
Those writing Trump's political obituary are a bit premature.
he was a Winner after his concession speech.
Seemed statesmanly and modest. A side not seen
then he simmered for 12 hours and that was it. straight to twitter, whose stock, btw, sucks, and is going nowhere based on revenue projections 2 years out.
when if fell in half, my aunt wanted to buy. “it’s a good buy”
no, it fell, by half.
And then it fell more.
they didn’t desert Trump...... he got a ton of votes
Trump was 3.3% from winning Iowa without dirty tricks or camping there for over a year.
I’m actually satisfied with his finish there.
If his finish there was the result of some sudden turn, what does that tell you about the vote before the turn?
I wouldn’t play that turn up too much.
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Trump was never going to win that state, he should have never focused on Iowa...he still would have come in 2nd place. He really dirtied himself up. Hopefully a win in N.H. will smooth over things.
It wasn’t a primary and he gave a gracious concession speech.
At this point what difference does it make.
This country is toast. Fedzilla has had control of the kids for decades. We are quickly becoming more outnumbered.
I think it sucks being the minority.
Hey how about that Tim Allen show, Last Man Standing. S1 was great. But after they took a hard turn left. But Allen still gets his conservative message across regardless. Alas, that show is a needle in the pop-culture haystack though.
True dat.
It meant a lot to him. He could not take it. He held his temper just long enough to impress people with a gracious speech and a few hours later, he hit the tweet circuit, his home away from home.
Trump is holding it together with masking tape and he may be okay if he wins the next couple of primaries. But his numbers are dropping, his crowds are dwindling and the magic is gone.
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I remember my first beer.
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