Reagan showed how to put the country on track and win elections. Both parties ended up rejecting his principles.
Because Reagan wasn’t an Ivy Leaguer. Bush Sr. was the opposition to Reagan during the primaries, and the elites wanted to lock up the presidency so they could start filling their pockets. When Bush Sr. wasn’t doing enough to help fill the pockets of the Ivy Leaguers, Clinton got into the game.
What too many people ignore is that these elites are busy filling their pockets, regardless of which party they claim as their political home. As the recent insider campaign against Cruz shows, these people will not tolerate apostates. The real crime of Cruz in the last two weeks was being a traitor to his class - so the long knives have now come out.