But if you remember, public opinon of Reagan wasn't very good at the end of his 2nd term. It's taken time to correct that.
And the left has gotten much more rabid and open about their hatred for all things conservative.
Not really a fair parallel, methinks.
The left may be a bit more rabid, but I remember the criticism of Reagan was non stop from the democrats and the media starting about 1982. It was pretty screechy, from "amiable dunce" to "he falls asleep in all the meetings", etc. ad nauseum.