[Once-Ler]

I don’t see how a lifelong Democrat (if that’s what he was) suddenly turned Republican can possibly win in the primaries.

Reagan was a lifelong rat, twice president of his union, admirer of FDR until he switched parties.

[camerongood210]

I don’t live his Griffith’s district, but I think it’s common knowledge in Alabama that he took a page out of Specter’s playbook and switched parties so that re-election would be easier

[mc5cents]

Yes Reagan switched parties, but remember that a democrat back then was a far cry from the socialist progressives of today. It was not such a big leap in those days.

[Batrachian]

"Reagan was a lifelong rat, twice president of his union, admirer of FDR until he switched parties."

Reagan was nominated for president almost 20 years after switching parties, and his entire elected political career was as a Republican. Quite different from this 'rat from Alabama.