>Was losing Iowa part of your plan?
>Of course it was
WInning Iowa as a Republican is a recipe for disaster, only George W. Bush could pull it off.
>1976 Gerald Ford (45%), Ronald Reagan (43%) - Jimmy Carter wins general - FAIL
>1980 George H. W. Bush (32%), Ronald Reagan (30%) - Reagan Wins general - FAIL
>1984 Ronald Reagan (unopposed)
>1988 Bob Dole (37%), Pat Robertson (25%) - George Bush wins general - FAIL
>1992 George H. W. Bush (unopposed) - Clinton wins general - FAIL
>1996 Bob Dole (26%), Pat Buchanan (23%) - Clinton wins general - FAIL
>2000 George W. Bush (41%), Steve Forbes (31%) - Bush wins general - WIN
>2004 George W. Bush (unopposed)
>2008 Mike Huckabee (34%), Mitt Romney (25%) - Obama wins general - FAIL
>2012 Rick Santorum (25%), Mitt Romney (25%) - Obama wins general - FAIL
>2016 Ted Cruz (27.7%), Donald Trump (24.3%) - Trump wins general - FAIL