I miss the Gipper.
I know Trump gotta be Trump. But sometimes I wish Trump had a bit more of Reagan in him. Reagan had the ability to make even his opponents like him. For example, here’s a clip from the Reagan - Mondale debate. It’s the one where a moderator asks Reagan about his age. Reagan’s clever answer even made Mondale smile.
Yep, I remember that. And with that little clever quip, Reagan took the age issue off the table and went on to win 49 states.
Yes but Reagan didn’t have to deal with the present lunatic Democrats. Reagan would have been hard pressed to be able to get opponents to like him. There are few if any Democrats like Mondale existing today. If Mondale was running today, he’d be looked at as too moderate in the present Democratic Party.