President Reagan won 49 states against Mondale, then after all the Iran_Contra bs, left office 4 years later with a 63% approval rating.
Because he didn't stand there and get beat to a pulp and neither did his administration.
The "Do not fight back at your detractors" approach by Bush is sickening.
I have heard, but I might be wrong...that Reagan had even lower ratings than Bush has had...at some point in Reagan's presidency...
If not lower, than just as low...also, Reagan didn't have a war like WE are having to fight...he didn't have Katrina..he also was elected right after beating one of the worst all time POTUS' there ever was...and the Iran hostage situation..
PLUS, he didn't have the type of beginning in office like Bush had, with the election screw up and such.
Reagan lovers need to take the blinders off...just as we Bushbots have had to do, many times.