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Mike Rogers: “When I was a young kid, I was infatuated with Ronald Reagan…”

Featuring: Mike Rogers, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Michigan

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A Conversation with Mike Rogers

Published | Video Starts at 42:40

New Zealand. Okay. And one last question for you before we go. Who is your favorite politician? Living or past? You know, I have to tell you. So When I was a young kid, I was infatuated with Ronald Reagan, and I'll tell you why. It's because at a time when the country was also pulling itself apart and we didn't feel like there was a lot of great solutions, he kind of helped bring people back together with his optimistic spirit, and he had a great. And he kept a sense of humor through the whole thing. I thought that that was a skill in politics that has really rarely been repeated. And I would say that he's probably my favorite politician for that purpose alone. Well, I. (42:40–43:08)

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