The likes of Reagan will never be seen again. He would have a hard time being elected to Mayor of a small town in California these days,let alone Governor.
I was at a client site the other day and heard one of these women with nondescript clerical jobs (it appeared to involve ordering lunch from a take-out menu every day) talk about how bad it was in the 80s “when Reagan came in and took all the jobs.”
I about fell over.
I hope not 'never' but it will be an uphill battle.
I think the successes and victories of Reagan caught the left truly off guard, following the leftists successes of the 70's (abortion, prayer out of schools, womens lib, etc) and the Carter years. The left had lost the pulse of America. But they've launched a near constant onslaught against anything vaguely conservative or Republican or not socialist using all the media means available for at least the last 15 years. Job well done (and a daunting task to undo), this last election was more like texting your vote for most popular American idol presidential candidate...