Ronald Reagan was around in a much different time.
We do know that Rove insisted on GHWB to be Reagan’s Veep for one reason only: to backstop the Reagan revolution!
The GOPe was only beginning to flex their anti-American muscles.
Sorry Michael, your Dad would approve of Trump, especially given the circumstances of today. In fact I bet he would leave the Party and register Independent.
In 1980 Rove was a 30 yr old advisor to a failed presidential primary campaign. Where did he get the political horsepower to dictate who Reagan’s VP would be?