It turned out Reagan didn’t need the GHWB influence to get elected in 1980. I think one of the greatest problems for a true American who is running for political office as a Republican is the constant push and pull of his own party and advisers who are often so wrong.
One positive difference between Trump and Reagan is I think it’s easier for Trump to say “No” to these political hacks. However, for me, the jury is still out about Pence. 2024 looms very large for me and for America. This revolution to reestablish the Constitution over the feds and take down the unconstitutional portion of the feds MUST continue in 2024 if we are to recover our Free Constitutional Republic.
This is only true to a point. If all of Trump's cabinet picks were anti-establishment nationalists like General Flynn or Steven Bannon, most Congressional Republicans would join hands with Democrats to oppose and block Trump at every step. This is why Trump also picked some establishment figures to win over the Ryan/McConnell wing of the party (the most obvious being Reince Priebus as Chief of Staff) to his side. I suspect that Reagan's pick of Bush was as much to get cooperation of House/Senate liberal and moderate Republicans as it was to win over Rockefeller Republican voters in the election.