“Reports are that even Nancy Reagan herself has pointed this out.”
Nancy Reagan 1995: ‘Ronnie turned that torch over to Newt’
1995 Goldwater Institute Dinner honoring President Ronald Reagan: “The dramatic movement of 1995 is an outgrowth of a much earlier crusade that goes back half a century. Barry Goldwater handed the torch to Ronnie, and in turn Ronnie turned that torch over to Newt and the Republican members of Congress to keep that dream alive” - Nancy Reagan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec_Nunb6izo
Thank you for the confirmation of what I posted way back up the thread. Nancy didn’t pass the torch just to Newt, she passed it to ALL the Republican members of Congress. Santorum was one of those members, so Ronnie passed the torch to Rick Santorum.