[BigBobber]

Very good analysis.

Now a question. Was Reagan successful in appealing to the masses because he addressed their rational side, or their emotional side?

[dark_lord]

Was Reagan successful in appealing to the masses because he addressed their rational side, or their emotional side?

I would say clearly their emotional side. That is what actors do, that is their job, and he was good at it. And he was a great president, absolutely the right man to face down the USSR because the good versus evil dynamic was best presented at the emotional level. His humor was great as well.