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Was Ronald Reagan the Worst President Ever?
The disastrous legacy that got us to today
Republicans like to honor their party’s hero, Ronald Reagan.
I was 11 years old when he beat Jimmy Carter 44 states to 6. An 8 million vote victory.
Reagan won in a landslide victory after Jimmy Carter took us to 16% mortgage interest rates, an energy crisis that caused long lines at the gas pump, devastation to the American farmer, 9.9% inflation, stock market dives and severe unemployment.
It wasn’t just that the country was tired of Carter’s ineptitude. Reagan had a charm about him that made Americans proud.
“It’s morning again in America,” Reagan’s 1984 reelection campaign commercials calmly said as they featured white suburban people with American flags headed to work.
Former Democrat and B-actor Reagan made you feel like all would be okay.
But that charm also gave Reagan free reign to completely alter the course of history.
