I wish I could agre, but the 'rank and file' of the Democrat party left it long ago as the Kook Wing of that party consolidated their control and marched it way left of even Fidel Castro.
That can't be true - I think around 35-40% of the electorate are Democrats. While very often around 1/2 of the electorate can be fooled and make big mistakes, I doubt that 40% or so are as shrill about Reagan as the DUers are.