What got Reagan elected? Truth. The problem is getting out a message. The problem is the media and flat out cheating in backroom deals in DC. They have control and they will not give it up easily. They lie and cheat and have made voter fraud an art.
“What got Reagan elected?”
What got Reagan elected was being a movie star as well as a newly minted conservative who could communicate very well with people when on a TV screen.
He got elected because moderates felt like they ‘knew’ him from seeing him on TV and in movies. They voted for him as a result. Reagan was elected by moderates. Back then very few people were not politcal junkies. They voted the person, not the policies.
America got lucky in that Reagan was a lot of other good things besides being a celebrity.
A bunch of millionaires who decided to back him gave him his start in politics, allowed him to run for Governor and surprise Gov. Brown. He had the talent and was smart enough, after a decade of tutelage under the GE President's wing, but he needed the backing.
With inflation, it would take a billionaire now. I'd love to see Ted Cruz find one. Even so, the deck is so stacked in the GOP that I doubt he could get the nomination like Reagan did. Back in RR's day, there were no open primaries and a huge chunk of delegates were selected at the convention. The GOPe has learned from their mistakes, and knows how to stack the deck now.
The GOP is led by progressives who agree with amnesty, socialized medicine and big government. A few rallies won't change them. They hate us. They don't hate Democrats they hate us. Stop trying to make them like you, it only makes you seem like a needy stalker. Find a new mate (party) and get on with your lives.
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