It amazes me that you think any less effort in Iowa, would have caused Trump to have a better showing.
He beat Rubio by one point, and you blame that on Trump.
Blame it on the folks who had their campaign people tell Carson’s supporters he had dropped out.
Trump did exactly what a candidate should do, and any less and he would have come out in third place.
How would that have been better? Rubio would have looked stronger, and he would have been in a better position.
Trump did exactly what he had to do. He scraped with the others and came in second.
That is exactly what he should have done.
He got 7 delegates and Cruz got 8. It could have been six to eight if he had done any less in Iowa.
Trump did exactly what a candidate should do, and any less and he would have come out in third place.
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Your post tells me you know nothing about campaigning.