This from someone who can't even get her own damn facts straight.
What I'm showing, by talking about Reagan's record, which was far from perfect, is that in today's climate, you purists would be hysterical over Reagan's ascendancy in the party.
Bullcrap. Folks nowadays would be thrilled to see someone like Reagan in the race. You, however, seek to make your guy look bigger by making Reagan look smaller. All it does is show your own political mendacity.
Sure. Using some of the purist's own reasoning, here are reasons why Reagan couldn't get re-elected today: divorced, married Nancy while she was pregnant, 4 tax hikes, amnesty, ran from Lebanon, etc. It's a relatively long list. Reagan was great, but he wasn't perfect and you whiners want perfect. Good luck with that.