Seeing Something Of Ronald Reagan In Donald Trump
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R:GA) drew comparisons between Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan in an interview Wednesday.
“Look, Trump has been campaigning in a Republican primary with harsh language and has been routinely attacked by the elite media as much as they can,” Mr. Gingrich said.
“Reagan went through the same cycle. Do you know how many points Reagan was behind Carter in March?
“25 points. So if you had talked to me in March of 1980, you would have said, ‘How can I support this crazy right-winger who makes movies with chimpanzees and is 25 points behind Carter?’ And I would have said, ‘Because I think he can win.’ Which, by the way, he did.”
Mr. Gingrich said he and his wife were at a meeting with Donald Trump and others Monday, and we were impressed with the billionaire businessman.
“In that kind of a setting he talks in a relatively low tone. He is very much somebody who has been good at business. And he listens well. He outlined the campaign as he saw it,” Mr. Gingrich said.
“I think he did a good job listening. He occasionally asked clarifying questions. He was very open to critical advice. I am not going to get into details, but I will say my overall impression was that in that setting he was totally under control as a guy who has done a ton of business and knows exactly how to operate in that kind of room.”
Donald Trump has turned the Republican party upside-down, and he leads in both polls and delegate votes thus far.
I was there at the beginning for the Reagan upset and I do agree with Newt Gingrich, there is something of Ronald Reagan in Donald Trump.
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