https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/10/07/obama-may-need-a-reagan-comeback/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 11:20:37 -0400<![CDATA[After a very poor performance in the first debate of 1984, many wondered whether Reagan&#8217;s age had caught up with him. Walter Mondale and his team thought they had a chance. But the veteran performer turned it all around at the beginning of the second debate by pledging not to make his &#8220;opponent&#8217;s youth and inexperience an issue&#8221; in the campaign. Even Mondale laughed, although he had to know his chances of winning the election disappeared at that moment.]]>Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:45:31 -0400<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/10/07/obama-may-need-a-reagan-comeback-n96414