Ronald Reagan’s last run in 1984, is the last time the left in the United States was seriously confronted with the small government less intrusive doctrine.
That’s 25 years ago. Considering that most kids under 16 don’t really pay attention to politics in a meaningful way, hardly anyone under the age of 41 will remember Reagan’s platform.
I haven’t looked at the stats, but my guess is that this means that about half our populace has never seen the small government less intrusive doctrine presented by a presidential candidate. If we’re talking voting age people, that number rises, but the significance shouldn’t be underestimated.
And we wonder why our goals are not being attained.
The best product in the world, won’t be sold if it isn’t advertised and hawked to the largest possible audience.
It was revived for a couple years in 1994 with the Contract with America, but after that small government conservatism was not a major theme of the GOP.