Yes, the establihment hated Reagan. He was called a “dolt”, “know nothing actor” and such.
It appears to me that the major differences today are the proliferation of information sources we have today and the coarseing of our culture under years of “progressive” barrage.
These make it seem that a Trump or a Cruz is worse than any previous candidate when they are not.
Agreed. Some would say that it is Trump himself that is “ coarseing of our culture”, yet he is a reaction to it.
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Reaganomics & Voodoo Economics