Well, then, by the Freeper idealogical purity test, Reagan (who by the way was a Democrat until 1962) was a RINO.
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Being a Democrat in l962 and in l980’s are two completely different things! The Democrats are now Communists. The core Republican Party is sadly now to the left of JFK!
Being a Democrat in 1962 is a far far cry from being a Democrat in 2011. Most Democrats in the 60’s, President Kennedy included, would be considered, if not out and out right wing extremists then very close to it, by today’s Democratic/Communist standards and their sycophants in the press.