A TV-savvy incumbent flies in on the day of the Democratic caucuses, provoking accusations that he is hijacking the national press corps and upstaging the eight candidates vying to be his opponent in November.

Not Donald Trump — but Ronald Reagan in Iowa in 1984 on his way to an eventual 49-state win, powered by an economic recovery and a revival in national confidence.

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