“I wish we had some constitutional conservatives who could articulate a vision of what the US could and should be that well. Could it be because they aren’t really passionately dedicated to our priorities, instead just to winning?”
It seems to me he resonates with the voters for the following reasons:
1) He can communicate effectively and with charisma.
2) He truly likes and respects the average citizen. He is genuinely comfortable mixing with the people. He doesn’t talk to them, he speaks with them. He enjoys fighting for them, not for himself.
3) He has core beliefs and he exposes them with conviction. No apologizes, no holding back.
The last American politician with this charm was Ronald Reagan. Since then we’ve had a string of teleprompter self centered political hacks who want to rule others.
What I've described it as is having the instincts about how to respond to fast moving events.
With the Bundy movement, none of those consitutional conservatives had those instincts to understand how fed up people are with the feds taking over every aspect of our lives. It was an opportunity missed to rally people around freedom.
You're correct. Ronald Reagan had those instincts. The other thing he had is an awareness of his limitations and delegated authority wisely. The only other president in my lifetime who had those two qualities was Eisenhower.