Trump backed into an Iowa commitment because he had jilted his supporters in 2012 by backing out early. Some months ago, he needed to be serious about a first contest to prove himself to skeptics.
John McCain, Rudy Giuliani and Jeb Bush are examples of candidates who believed they were so popular they could skip Iowa. Mixed results, to say the least.
Trump backed into an Iowa commitment because he had jilted his supporters in 2012 by backing out early. Some months ago, he needed to be serious about a first contest to prove himself to skeptics.
John McCain, Rudy Giuliani and Jeb Bush are examples of candidates who believed they were so popular they could skip Iowa. Mixed results, to say the least.
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I never said Trump should have skipped Iowa. The right tactic would have been to campaign without so much emphasis on a win, without the Cruz fight. Trump would have still come in 2nd. Trumps numbers are dropping because of the miscalculation. N.H. win may get him back on track.