Trump Is Echoing Reagan’s ‘Genius’ New York Strategy, and the Results Could Be Similar, Prominent Historian Says
History never actually repeats itself, but it sure does reveal some interesting patterns.
In an opinion piece published on Friday by Fox News, historian Craig Shirley, author of “Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America,” credited former President Donald Trump with following the same “genius” strategy that helped Reagan win New York state en route to a resounding victory over President Jimmy Carter in the 1980 presidential election.
In fact, Shirley described deep-blue New York as “ripe for picking by Trump in this fall’s election.”
A prolific author who once worked for Reagan, Shirley based his conclusion on recent polling.
