I never bashed Reagan. However, the reality is he couldn’t be elected in these times. Not to acknowledge that problem means you’re the one who can’t think.
Your solution is that conservatives surrender, and just adopt a the leftists positions. You are really learning the wrong lessons. Since 1994, Republicans topped fighting, and stopped communicating well. Reagan didn't get elected because he was swimming with the tide.
How do you expect to win on anything, when you come out and say "conservatives" need to surrender and move to the left?
You keep feeding the crocodile, are you so sure it's never going to eat you?