The campaign press immediately expressed skepticism that Reagan knew anything about Springsteen, and asked what his favorite Springsteen song was; "Born to Run" was the response from staffers.
Novinari koji su pratili kampanju odmah su izrazili sumnju da je Reagan išta znao o Springsteenu pa su pitali koja mu je omiljena Springsteenova pjesma; zakašnjeli odgovor iz predsjednikova stožera bio je "Born to Run".