I've taken some heat on this forum comparing the campaigns of Reagan and TRump. Trump is no Reagan, although their energies, at the same age in their lives was quite similar.
I vividly recall the Bush Family going after REagan. They made fun of his war records, "At least I, (Bush) flew planes, rather than pretended to." Look at the list of publications and authors listed in this article that were bashing REagan, who ended up losing NH.
We now have the same thing going on, maybe worse. We hear that the RNC is planning a Labor Day blitzkrieg against Trump, and lining up to that we get this stuff from O'Reilly, Krauthammer, George Will and the rest. IN fact, George Will endorsed George H.W. Bush over Ronald Reagan in ’80 as did many other conservatives like James Kirkpatrick.
Please read the article. Look at the commentary from National Review and others. REminds you of the editorial from the same against Trump?
I don't think these people realize that the more they push back, the more people esp people from all walks of life, politics, income and ethnicity will come out for Trump.
I remember. But thanks for the reminder!!!
Reagan enlisted in the Army Reserves in 1934, well before World War II broke out. Reagan was limited in what he could do as his eyesight was terrible. As for Bush and his pilot hero status, I harken back to the crewmember of a plane ahead of his who has publicly asserted that the plane was showing no smoke when Bush bailed out. The Bush account of what happened has materially changed several times over the years. I’m not saying he’s been lying, I have no idea and I credit his courage in flying during wartime; its just that his story has changed over time.
Seems the plan now is to elevate Carson up there with Trump.
The idea is to sell Carson as the kinder, gentler Trump. I have heard this several times over the last couple of days.
The GOPe knows Carson doesn’t have the money to go all the way like Jeb does.
They could be rid of Trump and then Jeb uses his big money pot to win the nomination.
You’ve compared; now contrast. Trump is no Ronald Reagan.
Trump is no Reagan and never will be.
Nice. I only turned 18 just in time to vote for Reagan in 1984. I do remember the hubbub prior to the 1980 election when my parents became “Reagan Democrats”.
As a Cruz supporter first and always, I have not been against Trump’s campaign nor investigated any of his other positions beyond the reintroduction of the word “illegal” back into the national dialog.
Thus, I’m not comfortably sure of what a Trump nomination would mean exactly. I’m also equally not sure about it all should he become President.
What I do wholeheartedly welcome is the continuing butt hurt and angst his against-all-conventional-logic performance represents to the Dinosaurs of Deceit: GOP government leadership, Party leadership, Consultants, Media - all those demons who have given away our country and sold us out for their own personal and professional gain.
All that said, IF he gets the nomination, I will vote for him - because I surely know what the alternative is.
Im still not fully onboard with Trump.....he has had so many contradictory positions over the yrs. Ill definately vote for him in the general but as of now Im just enjoying him beat the hell out of the GOPe.
If Trump wins, he must NOT pick a RINO as a VP (as Reagan did).
Do not compromise!
These donors must have inherited their dough.
No one with the brains to earn it would back Romney.
Trump must tread carefully because the MSM developed an immune response after Reagan.
They did a post-mortem and blamed themselves for not taking Reagan out and creating a two-decade interruption in the “transformation of America”. They’ve taken steps to ensure that never happens again.
Exhibit A is the absolute, literal early destruction of Sarah Palin.