And Reagan wasn’t electable either.
Reagan was perhaps the most media savvy president we ever had certainly on a level with FDR. He was able to get his message out IN SPITE of the media. The only one today even close is Rudy. Reagan could not be painted as an Extremist by the media because the American people KNEW and trusted him long before there was any political diminision to his persona.
He was a familiar and welcome presence in the homes of the masses from morning till night. The kids watched him show them how the Bad Guys would come to a bad end in Death Valley Days and Mom and Pop relaxed after he introduced high quality shows at night sponsored by GE.
Reagan has no succesor on the scene only an appointee of which he was VERY proud.