The fact that Trump is ahead in Iowa shows how strong he is. The bible thumping televangelist clones usually do well in the Iowa caucuses as regular participants aren’t representative of Republicans or likely voters in this state.
Caucus types love their Churchianity and go for candidates like Cruz, Santorum, Huckabee, etc.
Heck, Ronald Reagan LOST in the 1980 Iowa Caucuses, and he actually lived and worked in Iowa (was a radio announcer in Des Moines back in the day)! But, Ronald Reagan was divorced and was a democrat in his youth, so the Churchianity types didn’t like that.
“Heck, Ronald Reagan LOST in the 1980 Iowa Caucuses, and he actually lived and worked in Iowa (was a radio announcer in Des Moines back in the day)! But, Ronald Reagan was divorced and was a democrat in his youth, so the Churchianity types didn’t like that”.
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I agree evangelicals play a prominent role in the Iowa GOP caucus every four years. Your theory on why Reagan lost is off base. I watched that set of events unfold back in the day. Reagan had nearly snatched he GOP nomination away from Gerald Ford in 1976, so going into 1980 he considered his nomination to be inevitable (sound familiar?), and so he opted not to participate in a crucial debate leading up to the Iowa caucus.
On caucus night, he was dumbfounded when GHW Bush cleaned his clock in Iowa, famously spouting he now had “Big Mo” on his side.
To his credit, Reagan sprinted to New Hampshire where he arranged for his own debate. Bush agreed to debate, but only if it was limited to he and Reagan. Without notice, Reagan brought other candidates in, and Bush whined. The moderator attempted to turn off Reagan’s mic, when Reagan famously shouted “I am paying for this microphone, Mr. Green!” Shortly thereafter, Reagan buried the field in New Hampshire and sprinted to the nomination, and ultimately the Presidency.
“But, Ronald Reagan was divorced and was a democrat in his youth, so the Churchianity types didn’t like that.”
You sound anti-Christian. You realize that Trump is also divorced ...more than once....and was also a Democrat.