My late father (Retired Gunnery Sergeant Commo Chief, USMC-WWII, Korea, Vietnam) was literally saved (along with his family) by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in the 1930’s, so you can imagine which party he sided with. However, President Carter disabused him of that notion and he never voted democrat again. Many of the “Reagan democrats” like my parents, weren’t just drawn in by President Reagan, they were repulsed by the democrats after 1972-1980.
I believe the term used was
Driven into the arms of the Republiccans.
And ya, the folks won’t trust a pol from NY - ever. They are both convinced the NY-NJ-Maryland Triangle of Corruption (ya, I know, I can read a map) puts out the worst pols seen - ever.
Truman, OTOH, is held to have been the best Prez - ever.