Originally posted by Sour Masher
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I've made it clear that Trump is the only GOP president in my lifetime - including Reagan - who's taken the libertarian/conservative point of view to reduce government and government regulation and actually moved it forward. I've also stated, and backed up, that he's the only GOP president in my lifetime who has advanced the libertarian/conservative agenda to any significant distance.
But only human capable? C'mon, stop it already. Either Bush could have - especially the first, given his immense popularity after Desert Storm I'll posit the reason he lost to Bill Clinton was that he didn't seize the opportunity for libertarian/conservative change which would have energized much of his base and enabled him to hold off a master politician in Bill Clinton. Reagan did some positive things, but deep down, and backed by his increases in non-defense spending during his tenure, was still a big government believer. In fairness, he probably did what he could, given that he'd have been opposed by one of the most politically astute Speakers of all time in Tip O'Neill.
ETA: Not really related to this thread, but if we are talking about former presidents Dems would support and would win, I'd love to see the match up we will never get to see--Obama vs Trump. That would be worth the pay-per-view price. Obama would crush Trump IMO.
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