You sound like the democrats: ‘Reagan won because of his sunny optimism’.
He won because he drove home the point that the bullshit transpiring in the country was dead wrong, unconstitutional, and dangerous to our survival.
As for FDR, he won his last two elections by less than 5 mil, and 2.5 mil, respectively, equating to 54% and 53% of the vote. Reagan won re-election at 59%. And had Reagan run a third term instead of the hapless GHWB, the would have won even bigger.
Don’t distort what I said.
His personality was a very important aspect of his appeal. Just as it was to Clinton’s. You can’t deny that. What the hell electorate are you looking at?
He won because he could COMMUNICATE his views. And his personality was a huge factor in that communication. His ability to handle the media has no parallel.
Someone like Duncan Hunter has no chance to go big time facing this electorate. He is simply too grim looking. It isn’t his fault and I have the same aspect. We simply are not photogenic enough.
The only significant fundamental changes that came out of Reagan’s administration was the tax cuts (which Kennedy had done as well) and the rebuilding of the military. Government did not shrink so the rhetoric was not realized. It grew instead. But it would have taken a miracle for him to accomplish that.
Well you have to admit that FDR’s last election was like electing a dead man. He looked awful and very sick.