I am glad that our country had such a strong leader. I remember Carter, but was only 10 when Reagan was elected, so I don't really remember how bad things were. I'm glad I was too young to really remember Jimmy.
Not unlike many others my age, I was a registered Independent. I lived in Los Angeles County in 1980 where the annual inflation rate was 20% and a 30 year mortgage would cost you 17%. I changed my voter registration so I could vote for Reagan in the CA primary, and never looked back.