I don't see how that is relevant, as we were not living by today's standards back then. But, OK.
And if just besting Obama is what we're looking for we're screwed. This is a primary. How about we select a conservative and not a liberal? The idea is not thing new, it's been around for a while.
What you don’t get is that illegal immigration is the number one issue for tens of millions of middle/working class Americans. Trump had the guts to tackle that issue head on. No one else took up the issue. Trump did, Trump has made illegal immigration the a center piece of his campaign and in doing so he now has the support of tens of millions of Americans including me.