Was Ronald Reagan a great President?

[Springsteen]

The people aren't stupid. They can see for themselves what the deal is. Why do you always think the government needs to step in instead of just trusting the judgment of the voters? Why don't you think the voters can be trusted to make these decisions?

You seem like a smart guy. Are you really underestimating the stupidity of a huge chunk of people in this country? Or did you forget no less than a couple months ago Donald Trump saying how much he loved "uneducated" voters in his victory speech?

It's both ignorant and false to assume every American has the same level of education as you or me, and likewise an understanding of the implications of what each candidate is proposing.

Just because voters should be and always be first and foremost in which way our government goes does not mean they'll make a wholly educated decision.

[Long Duck Dong]

Trump won't benefit from the dumbest of voters if history is any indication. Exit polls say in 2012, Obama got over 2/3 of the HS dropout vote and 70% of the criminal and ex convict vote.

[FillJackson]

And to answer the question posed earlier, Obama is easily the worst President since the 1960s

Ironically, Obama's favorability rating is higher than Reagan's at this point in their administrations. Reagan's had fallen due to the Iran-Contra scandal.

Also the current GOP frontrunner has favorability ratings similar to George W. Bush at this point in his administration.

Both Reagan's and Clinton's favorability soared in the last months of their administrations. Reagan very much so.


Folks who overrate Reagan gloss over Iran-Contra and unemployment that went as high as 10.8%.

Also some of the most hard-core Reaganites didn't like his signature achievement, recognizing the uniqueness of Gorbachev and working with him. It was a change from Regan's previous rhetoric and behavior and the hard core right hated it.

Here's some of things Newt Gingrich said about Reagan during the 80's.

[QUOTE]Such was Gingrich

[FillJackson]

George Schultz was probably the first to see the opportunity of Gorbachev. He is hugely influential in Reagan's legacy.