[stephenjohnbanker]

Reagan served 2 distinguished terms as Governor of a state with a population roughly 30 times the population of Alaska.
The size of many countrie, the 7th largest economy in the world. Alaska, by comparison, is one suburb of Los Angeles ;-)

[EveningStar]

Reagan served 2 distinguished terms as Governor of a state with a population roughly 30 times the population of Alaska.
The size of many countrie, the 7th largest economy in the world. Alaska, by comparison, is one suburb of Los Angeles ;-)

I know. In fact, I voted for him for governor twice. And he faced strong opposition from the Democratic dominated state legislature.

[OldDeckHand]

"The size of many countries, the 7th largest economy in the world"

7th or 4th? What was bigger? US, Germany, France. I think back then, California was still bigger than China. The UK is the only one I'm not sure of. It may have been bigger than California, but not by much.