I don’t disagree with you RR compared to Cruz; but ponder if you will the outcome of the RR election had we had 1: twitter and ‘net blog rooms full of snide teenagers and even more snide self-proclaimed semi-adults; 2: the complete collapse of any sort of moral standards and general life aspiration simul with the elevation of perved out victimhood. 3: The elevation of socialism and SJW-dom as shining models of social conduct.
RR would probably have still won, maybe not by the type of landslide he did.
I do not see Reagan as being as crass as Trump.
None the less, Trump has succeeded at least in part because he has been open and crass. Folks know he doesn’t hold back.
They see him as genuine and honest. He talks like many of us do.
Could Reagan survive in this environment? With the right policies I think he could.
Reagan was a likeable person. Likeable people who are good communicators draw support.