[grania]

WOW!!! Excellent research!!! You’d think TV news election specialists would’ve known this.

[Resettozero]

I wonder if DT was seeking to make a parallel with RR or if he just proved he naturally is similar in thought to Reagan.

[I want the USA back]

“Ronald Reagan Skipped Last Debate Before IA Caucus – Went on to Win in Landslide”
completely meaningless.

[BigEdLB]

It would be interesting to know the debate ratings in Iowa and New Hampshire

[samtheman]

Couldnt find any youtube related to that event, but here is something from that campaign that is just background history:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfHN5QKq9hQ

[House Atreides]

TRUMP (HE RISES ABOVE ALL) IS NO REAGAN-—far from it.

[TornadoAlley3]

This is different because longer time for Reagan between debate and voting. This is 3 or 4 days. Trump stands to lose votes if he debates. He hopes things stay same and he is in lead. He leaves Cruz alone to take the hits on stage. Will it work for Trump? I have no idea.

[DoodleDawg]

Reagan didn’t quit because he was afraid of a girl. Or because he thought the moderators would be mean to him.

[FreedBird]

Will the Fox Debate advertisers continue to advertise or will they want some of their money back since Trump will not be present?

[tlozo]

It was a stupid move on Reagan’s part to skip the Iowa debate. He was able to recover, by winning decisively the next debate.

[driftdiver]

So you’re saying Trump is the next Reagan?

[pookie18]

Let’s not talk about Trump’s views from 1999-2013, but instead go back to something else from 1980...

[Hurricane Andrew]

And Trump is to Reagan as Fire is to Water.

[Hoodat]

Reagan didn’t skip the debate by having an attention-whore Twitter tantrum. The thing that stands out about Trump here is the egregious display of narcissism.

[MIchaelTArchangel]

Reagan skipped the debate before the Iowa Caucuses and narrowly LOST the Iowa Caucuses to George H.W. Bush.

[PROCON]

LOL, still trying to compare Trump to the great Ronald Reagan, lame.

[texas_mrs]

I don’t think he skipped because somebody made a boo-boo on his feelings.

[Proud2BeRight]

Did Reagan also have a hissy fit and do juvenile name-calling about a moderator?

[conservative98]

CNN's Jeffrey Lord Praises Trump Skipping Fox Debate Comparing Him To Reagan Leaving Negotiations With Soviets

JOHN BERMAN (HOST): Jeffrey, what about that? There are going to be these other people on stage, I guess seven other candidates on stage. Won't they just be taking pot shots for two hours at Donald Trump, and Donald Trump not giving any response?

JEFFREY LORD: They're, you know, pygmies here at this stage. You know I'll tell you, John, exactly what this reminds me of is when Ronald Reagan fired the air traffic controllers when everybody said he couldn't do it. And secondly, when he walked away from the negotiating table with Gorbachev at Reykjavik, and everybody said you can't do that, either. In other words, the message delivered in both cases was be bold, be strong, be unique, be different. That's Donald Trump's message, right there in a nutshell. So if he continues with this, this is his message and he's living up to it.

[ScottWalkerForPresident2016]

I bet all the other ankle-biter candidates said the same thing about Reagan skipping that debate as Cruz and Co. are about Trump today.