GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich appears to be employing nearly every page of the Reagan election playbook.
The most neglected page of the playbook was Reagan's 11th Commandment - "Thou shall not speak ill of another Republican." Given his history as an attack dog, one would think that Gingrich would be the last person to follow this commandment. However, after taking the lead in the GOP primary polling and then receiving the inevitable attacks, Newt told his staff not to respond in kind and went on the Hannity program to compliment his competitors.
Now Gingrich has released his first television ad:
Compare it with the famous Reagan "Morning in America" ad:
Gingrich is offering Morning in America with music from the underdog sports movie "Rudy."
It will be interesting to see if the Gipper's politics retains its potency against the politics of personal destruction on steroids.
The most neglected page of the playbook was Reagan's 11th Commandment - "Thou shall not speak ill of another Republican." Given his history as an attack dog, one would think that Gingrich would be the last person to follow this commandment. However, after taking the lead in the GOP primary polling and then receiving the inevitable attacks, Newt told his staff not to respond in kind and went on the Hannity program to compliment his competitors.
Now Gingrich has released his first television ad:
Compare it with the famous Reagan "Morning in America" ad:
Gingrich is offering Morning in America with music from the underdog sports movie "Rudy."
It will be interesting to see if the Gipper's politics retains its potency against the politics of personal destruction on steroids.
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