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David McCormick: “Reagan was running on mourning in America and it was right.”

Featuring: David McCormick, Republican | U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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Published | Video Starts at 35:03

Deregulation, pro growth economic policies. We had the biggest defense buildup in history that ended the Cold War and destroyed communism six years later without firing a shot. And Reagan was running on mourning in America and it was right. Four years, four years the entire American story turned around because of the right ideas and the right leadership. So you're on the right side of things. Just fight for it. (35:03–35:08)

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Asserts that Reagan's campaign theme "mourning in America" was correct.

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