Maybe we do? Thirty-two years ago voters had only Reagan's record as Governor of a liberal state to try and predict how he'd lead and this record was from from the stalwart conservative that Reagan became after he was elected President.
If this website existed in June of 1980, people here would be calling Reagan a pro-abortion RINO based on his governance of California.
Good point. See my post #86 - I extended on your remarks.