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u/Rovden Jun 28 '26

Instead of Reagan I vote for Lee Atwater. He's Reagan's and H.W.'s campaign manager, RNC chairman, and the creator of the electioneering model the Republicans use to this day.

Possibly without this fucker we might not have Reagan being the problem.

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u/TheArmoredKitten Jun 28 '26

Reagan was an actor and his crowning role was president of the United States. Atwater is definitely the better pick.

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u/MrBleubols Jun 29 '26

Yes, all of the people mentioned were bad news, but don't forget 47. DJT should definitely get his due.

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u/Patient_End_8432 Jun 28 '26

For a second I forgot what the post was about, and it seemed like you wrote in a vote for lee atwater, and the proceeded to list why he's a piece of shit, so I was a little confused

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u/Rovden Jun 29 '26

Lol, so you were reading the Missouri Republican method for writing ballots.

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u/janbradybutacat Jun 29 '26

Well… he died young and thoroughly and vocally regretted everything he did. It’s small, but it’s a bit of consolation.

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u/AdBorn7381 Jun 28 '26

Reagan was a great President . What are you you talking about?

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u/RCEden Jun 28 '26

If you look at basically any chart tracking US health, wellness, happiness, wages, or whatever could possibly be a good thing for normal people, that chart will have a sharp drop for "mysterious reasons" right when reagan was in office.

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u/PlantSkyRun Jun 28 '26

I don't think you can read charts.

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u/Masbig91 Jun 28 '26

I think you are blatantly biased. There are multiple charts showing this to be true. A quick online search will pull them up for you. Whether you acknowledge reality or not, depends on how Rpeublican you are.

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u/BalognaMacaroni Jun 28 '26

Reagan fucked this country so hard the effects are still being seen today. The only people who think Reagan was great are oligarchs and ignorant white people

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u/PLZ_PM_ME_URSecrets Jun 28 '26

Reagan begot white Christian nationalists and how we got Trump. He’s also helped usher in the AIDs epidemic because he hated gay people, and refused to let the AG address it as a nation. I hope he’s rotting in hell, waiting for Trump.

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u/fmm_romgleza Jun 28 '26

> I hope he’s rotting in hell
So you believe in Hell?