Trump can be rightly criticized for his behavior in this campaign, but when they throw ‘xenophobia’ at him they lose me completely.
“No one would mistake the “Trump train” and its never-ending anger, xenophobia, and even class envy for a campaign of optimism. Sure, Trump, like Reagan, wants to “make... “
I am so tired of this constant use of extreme and inflammatory language which is so in excess of anything that is actually said.
When will people begin to be honest again?
Reagan did pull an amusing maneuver for the New Hampshire debate. He arranged to do a one-on-one debate with Bush, then invited four other candidates to the debate. This was the source of the “I paid for this mike” quote when the moderator turned off his microphone. Bush left in a huff, cratering his NH numbers. The common thread - the guy who quit the debate lost that state and had his numbers fall.
Comparing political campaigns 36 years apart is a non-starter.
“His campaign manager simply believed that as the frontrunner, Reagan was above the debate.”
So, same for Trump’s campaign manager. Trump is in the same position as was Reagan. There is absolutely NO REASON for him to participate, particularly given the liklihood that it’s a setup by Fox to try and trash him. He only looses by attending. There just isn’t any upside for him.
Cruz supporters are so desperate they’ll make up any excuse. I’m hoping Trump clubs him like a bay seal in Iowa now.
Lol in what world is "Make America Great Again" NOT optimism?
Despite the author’s obvious bias it’s an informative article.
Of course though: the political media of today is HUGELY different than in 1980. This is happening in a completely different political environment.
Reagan skipped the debate, and Reagan lost Iowa.
Ed Krayewski used to work for FOX.
Donald Trump doesn’t need debates! Donald Trump is a BILLIONAIRE. What gives anyone the right to debate HIM? Do they have the same level of success as him? NO! They are all LOSERS. Trump is a WINNER, as his tweets all make clear! If they moved this so called debate to Twitter, the election would be OVER! Donald can out-tweet ANY of these shmucks currently vying for the Republican nomination! Twitter is the PERFECT format for debates because it doesn’t allow those shifty Canadian snakes like Cruz say too much. They have to offer ideas that have as much depth as Trump! Let’s see them win in that format! They CAN’T! That’s why Donald is the king of the Twitter-verse and these guys are just plain TWITS with their stupid, biased debate!
GO TRUMP!
Geeeeez! Can the guy tell the story anymore wrongly ..??
And again, no mention of the press releases which pushed Trump over the edge.
Dishonest media once again but that's the media these days.