Lloyd: Another similarity is the potential for overconfidence that Trump will be stopped. Just like all of Trump’s opponents for the nomination didn’t give him much of a chance, there appears to be shock that he made it all the way through — and that could lead the Democratic ticket to inadequately focus on getting out the vote.
Robert: What are the inherent advantages and disadvantages of running against a guy who has no experience, and has never held public office?
Lloyd: My opinion is that Trump is suffering from what I call “Attention-Seeking Deficit Disorder.” He doesn’t want to serve. He doesn’t want to be president; he wants the attention that accompanies the campaign. And now, I think he’s rather afraid that he might win. [Laughs] I don’t think he knows what he’s going to do as president.
I never had that same view about Goldwater. While we felt strongly that he was not adequately concerned about nuclear proliferation, he had some solid views — views I respected, and which would have enabled him to be an effective president.
Sid: For the purposes of campaigning, Trump’s statements of policy are almost like a voting record. Goldwater’s congressional experience and his statements of policy are what we attacked, and you would attack Trump’s statements just like we attacked Goldwater.
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