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Do Trump supporters consider Reagan a RINO and part of the swamp?

posted 3 years ago by christomacin (4539)
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I've seen quite a bit of backwash over Reagan in recent years. He was extremely popular at the time, and his margins of victory in 1980 and 1984 were bigger than any we've seen since. How do Trump supporters on this board feel about Reagan? Is he lumped in with the Bushes, Romney, McCain and Nixon as some sort of crytpo-liberal RINO or not?

[–] TimMC (9143) 3 years ago

I'm an Independent but I'll answer this one.

I was in school when Reagan was president.

He was hugely popular and the media attacked him and poked fun at him constantly.

His policies/achievements
I have no memory of that.

[–] Satan2016 (23566) 3 years ago

The far-left media published lots of fake news like he had dementia. The quote "Facts are stupid things" is out of context.

https://oupacademic.tumblr.com/post/60397790031/misquotation-facts-are-stupid-things

[–] PaladinNJ (20331) 2 years ago

He had Alzheimer's not dementia. Many people mistake one for the other.

[–] Owlwise (1497) 2 years ago

And it was clearly visible to his friends, confidantes, and staff during his second term, who did their best to conceal it. Much as I disliked him & his policies as President, that's an awful fate for any human being.

[–] PaladinNJ (20331) 2 years ago

Absolutely. No one should have to go through that.

[–] holly61 (902) 2 years ago

He had dementia in office.

[–] blue1981 (6552) 2 years ago

No but I'd give the rino label to both Bush presidenticies.