[Little Ray]

Problem is, I’m old enough to remember the Reagan administration - and things did not get magically better when Reagan replaced Carter (well, a few things did...). There WAS a bit of a struggle in the years of his first term.
Then Reagan signed on to the tax cuts and things got better quick.

[TomGuy]

and things did not get magically better when Reagan replaced Carter

The freeing of the Iranian hostages, after 444 days, immediately after Reagan took the oath of office was a big plus.