re: #64 HappyWarrior

I do too. Sad to say, I think it would have hurt Reagan far more then now among Republican voters. The GOP Moderates who were much stronger then as opposed to non existent today didn’t think much of Reagan at the time and this would have amplified that. Now? Reagan’s machine does a whole sorry you were offended, doesn’t reflect what’s in my heart blah blah, and it was a different time. It really though is time to look at Reagan though without 1980’s coke eyes. He was racist in both his words and actions.

Not just that, but even if the Rockefeller Republicans were unable to prevent Reagan from getting the 1980 GOP nomination, it would’ve come up with absolute certainty during the general election.

Imagine Walter Cronkite raking him over the coals. Or Harry Reasoner and Barbara Walters.