Trump is no Reagan but Reagan was not as conservative as we all try to remember him. He was simply a good patriotic American who followed the Constitution and did the right thing in tough times.
Reagan was also a problem solver and a statesman. The last time I felt enthused about voting was for Reagan.
Trump is a problem solver. Statesman? Who knows? He is also not afraid to take action. We need an action oriented problem solver in the Whitehouse. Otherwise this country is toast. That’s why he and Cruz are the only two that stand out.
If you watched the candidate forum in NH last night as did I you would have seen a lot of familiar old faces spewing the same old stuff. None of them when asked could name even one rogue or unnecessary govt agency they could bring themselves to shutter. I can name five. That’s when I realized Trump is right they are all talk and no action.
Reagan was very conservative in principle - very - but he did have a liberal Congress to work with. It’s a very different thing to cave on your principles versus getting the absolute best deal you can given the reality.
On principle, he was far right of Trump for far longer than Trump has been...at least to date.