Yes, I know he's referring to private sector unions, but still. This kind of rhetoric is as unthinkable in today's GOP as the tax hikes and tax rates that Reagan presided over:

But he also raised taxes, opposed anti-gay discrimination, and withdrew troops from the Middle East. He wouldn't stand a chance in the GOP primaries today, would he?

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