Why Trump’s rhetoric may not be as effective as it was for Nixon and Reagan

President Donald Trump has returned to an old playbook, launching a heavy-handed “law and order” campaign that recalls the message employed with success by modern Republican predecessors, from Richard Nixon to Ronald Reagan to George H.W. Bush, dating back more than 50 years.

President Donald Trump has returned to an old playbook, launching a heavy-handed “law and order” campaign that recalls the message employed with success by modern Republican predecessors, from Richard Nixon to Ronald Reagan to George H.W. Bush, dating back more than 50 years.