How does Reagan's 1984 compare to Obama's 2012? A bit better than you might think. Charts included....
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Hope ‘n Change ain’t Morning in America: At first it seemed like [Obama] just wanted to steal Reagan’s reelection playbook. That was the upshot of a lot of wishful thinking masquerading as analysis a few months ago, including a Time... Read Post
“When everyone else is shouting, the most effective form of communication can be a whisper.” That’s the reason the famous “Better, Prouder, Stronger” ad in the 1984 “Morning in America” Reagan reelection series was effective. And th... Read Post
I’m a little late with my column today — hope you’ll think better late than never. The first item is about Reagan, and Obama. We’ve been hearing a lot about Reagan in this campaign. Obama says, “We inherited a mess. We couldn’t fix ... Read Post