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- Is Trump Embracing Capitalism Over Democracy?
- When Has Corporate Free Trade Ever Helped Anyone Besides Billionaires? Louise Tiedman, World Trade Council-Tacoma
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Throughout the show today, Thom has been saying how Trump is adopting Reagan's positions. This worries me because many people love Reagan and make positive references about him. I think this reference might convince those on the fence to vote for Trump if they don't remember or don't know how bad Iran Contra and other issues at the time were.
I know this is from 2004, but there is a Gallup poll that shows Reagan is more revered after his presidency than during. Further, after someone dies, we tend to talk well of them.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/11887/Ronald-Reagan-From-Peoples-Perspective-...