[ohioWfan]

Yeah. It's a moot point. ;)

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.

[Lakeshark]

As I recall his approval rating was close to 60% when he left, not too shabby. I do think it was partly due to his willingness to stand up for his policies the way he did.

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.