Conservatives in 2024 would ****ing hate Reagan if he were president. I mean, they could identify that he apparently plays for their team, but that's about it.
I was in SC a few weeks ago, visiting my wife's family. Her aunt and uncle are hardcore conservatives, in their 70s. What you're picturing in your mind is probably pretty accurate.
Anyway, they're glued to Fox News and there was this commercial that came on, I can't remember who it was for or by and of course I can't find it now...but anyway, it had Ronald Reagan in it, it was a mash up of some of his famous quotes, kind of trying to tie Biden to him and stopping the Ivans from taking over. I really can't remember it in detail but it was very well done.
And of course it went right over their heads. But my wife's aunt piped up "That's the man we need right now, Ronald Reagan."
I couldn't help myself, because not 10 minutes before they were talking about illegal immigration, how terrible it is, blah blah blah. And I said "You are aware that Ronald Reagan gave amnesty to three or four million illegal immigrants in '86 or '87?"
Stone cold silence.
"Well, I must have forgotten about that."
I've always felt that they're so against Biden that they're viewing this as Biden's war. If it were their guy in office taking a stance against Putin, they'd be all for it. That's how bad they are, their guy won't stand up to the Ivans so they have to take his stance. It's ****ing embarrassing.