Trump took on the Swamp And the military industrial complex. Reagan had a 49 state landslide and could have done a lot more to reduce the size and scope of an ever expanding Federal government. No Reagan was not hated by the Dems like Trump is or by the GOPe for that matter, but Trump has been more bold on exposing what is wrong with our institutions.
DeSantis does not have the personal likability of Reagan or the conviction of Trump. MAGA will never support him because they view him as a backstabbing, disloyal empty suit supported by the GOPe.
All good points! Thank you. It’s always helpful to be reminded of President Trump’s accomplishments in office rather than the critics’ endless yapping from the sidelines.
Something people forget about Reagan was that he was on his own, it was a movement of one, Reagan had to shape the nation largely on his own.
There was no great conservative movement, no Rush Limbaugh talking to 20 or 30 million conservatives 3 hours a day, no Fox news, no talk radio or internet, the conservative Christians and pro-life movements were still young and new, there were no conservatives spread out in state legislatures and governorships or leading the party of moderates like Nixon and Gerald Ford, with Reagan bringing in the first GOP Senate since the mid-1950s but never the Congress(that took until the 1990s).