People can change their views on things like Reagan did.
“People can change their views on things like Reagan did.”
That would work if Reagan had said that he had changed his view on things.
But what he said is “I didn’t leave the Democratic Party, the party left me.”
Opportunists switch teams for influence and power. Neocon Bill Kristol being a classic example.
https://conversationswithbillkristol.org/conversation/charles-krauthammer/