Just in from the Iowa GOP, Donald Trump has decided now that he isn’t a candidate he will not speak at the Iowa GOP Reagan Dinner that has been scheduled on June 10th. The Republican Party of Iowa has decided to cancel event due to “Mr. Trump’s unique appeal and the close proximity to the event.”
Party chairman Matt Strawn blasts Trump, “In Iowa, your word is your bond. We are disappointed that Mr. Trump has chosen not to honor his commitment to Iowa Republicans.”
I understand why they invited him (sort of), but this is another indication that Donald Trump was never Presidential material.
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The decision to target Trump as a keynote was a very bad one, and it was called…..
http://coralvillecourier.typepad.com/community/2011/05/iowa-gop-pulled-trigger-too-quickly-in-targeting-donald-trump-to-keynote-lincoln-dinner.html
The organizer of the event was predicting a much bigger turn-out for Trump than the crowd that Palin drew. They even booked a bigger venue, that’s got to hurt.