[onyx]

I am NOT going to try to find fault with your analysis. I very much appreciate your efforts and very much respect your vast experience!

I think Mr. Donald Trump came in second in the weird Iowa Caucus' partially due to Iowa's much heralded, longest-serving, but terribly spiteful, Republican Governor Terry Branstad, who publicly railed against Ted Cruz over Cruz's principled stand regarding ethanol, which is more of a democrat issue. Call it a backlash!

IOW, I actually think CRUZ WON IOWA! Cruz campaigned in all 99 counties and Cruz had the best ground game.

I also think that TRUMP will better serve himself and all of his supporters if he will go back to emphasizing his campaign motto "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN" by touting his massive strengths and limiting his attacks to Hillary, Bernie, demonics-rats and RINO rivals who ARE attacking him, like the pathetic Bush.

I am NOT against TRUMP attacking his chief rivals CRUZ and RUBIO but I think TRUMP will do best by keeping his message positive and uplifting! Were I Mr. Trump, I would be tempted to virtually ignore Cruz, save for a couple of zinging one liner's and ditto for Rubio. I think Voters prefer to VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE, NOT AGAINST a competing rival in primaries when they like two or more.

PLUS, if he goes after Hillary now, he will give primary voters a preview of what he will do to her when he's the GOP nominee.

I hope you understand what I am trying to relate to you. I am completely for Trump so whenever I find his remarks cringe-worthy I can only imagine the reaction of those who also like a rival or two of his, particularly that fast talking RUBE-io. Notice that his messages are always uplifting and positive?

[LS]

I absolutely agree. I didn’t mean to say that “Trump lost Iowa.” No, Cruz won it. I was only pointing out that Trump cannot make Iowa mistakes in NH or anywhere else.