Yes, the purists even scourged Reagan, who launched a revolution the left is still trying to roll back.
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I like Reagan as much as the next guy, but what aspects of Reaganism HASN’T been ignored or rolled back?
The Soviet Union.
Reaganism was gone by the second year of Clinton. We elected the Contract with America Republicans, the Bush TSA Administration, and the Tea Party bunch since then. They aren’t worth a damn. They just let the bad guys steal the presidency and celebrate a few Republican puppies and kittens winning meaningless seats.
The Democrats can steal any election they want at any time. They could run the country with judges and bureaucrats if the GOP won every seat. Reagan in 1984 was probably the last honest election. No way the Democrats would have let Jesse Helms beat Jim Hunt.