Restore Our Future, a Super PAC supporting Mitt Romney, slams rival Newt Gingrich in a new ad for (repeatedly) claiming a connection to Ronald Reagan.
“From debates, you’d think Newt Gingrich was Ronald Reagan’s vice president,” a narrator says. “Gingrich exaggerates, dropping Reagan’s name 50 times.”
“In his diaries, Reagan mentioned Gingrich only once. Reagan criticized Gingrich, saying Newt’s ideas ‘would cripple our defense program.’ Reagan rejected Newt’s ideas.”
“On leadership and character, Gingrich is no Ronald Reagan.”
The question: Is Mitt questioning Newt’s claims and credentials going to be enough to overcome his own conservative shortcomings in the eyes of voters?