Last Tuesday Donald Trump announced he would not attend the FOX News GOP Primary debate in Iowa.
Trump was not the first Republican candidate to skip a debate.
Ronald Reagan skipped the Republican debate ahead of the 1980 Iowa caucus.
Bloomberg reported:
Trump isn’t the first top-tier presidential candidate to skip a debate. Ronald Reagan did not attend a Republican debate ahead of the 1980 Iowa caucuses, which he lost to George H.W. Bush. Reagan went on to the win the nomination and the presidency.
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Trump came in second in Iowa this week as Reagan did back in 1980.
And just like with Trump – the liberal media and establishment Republicans said it was over for Reagan after his Iowa loss.
Remember what the media said about Reagan when he lost Iowa #Trump pic.twitter.com/COawkQjUOt
— Sandra Schneider (@sandyaschneider) February 5, 2016
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Here’s a longer clip of the video–
Iowa is often mistaken for the finish line. As history shows, it’s just the beginning. @JoeNBC reports. https://t.co/4dg9tI7aNT
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) February 5, 2016
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