Absolutely not even close to the same thing. Reagan was a serious, thoughtful candidate. He was NOT a clown. That’s like using a Dewy v. Truman scenario. Utterly false equivalence.
If Trump is nominated (won’t be) I’d be stunned if he took Utah.
The liberals and the GOP-e with trashing Reagan as a B-list actor and all other sorts of the similar type nonsense back then. Were you even alive and paying attention back then?