What I've described it as is having the instincts about how to respond to fast moving events.
With the Bundy movement, none of those consitutional conservatives had those instincts to understand how fed up people are with the feds taking over every aspect of our lives. It was an opportunity missed to rally people around freedom.
You're correct. Ronald Reagan had those instincts. The other thing he had is an awareness of his limitations and delegated authority wisely. The only other president in my lifetime who had those two qualities was Eisenhower.
“You’re correct. Ronald Reagan had those instincts. “
Reagan could communicate. He genuinely loved the American people. No one in the GOP today, including Cruz and Paul, has the emotional connectivity with the people Reagan manifested instinctively and comfortably.