All too often we hear from Republicans the resonance of past, Ronald Reagan. There has become a purity test, not unlike a litmus test, for all contenders. Who can most resemble Reagan? Who can take us back to Camelot? This seems to be one fundamental critique of the candidacy of Donald Trump. He is definitely not a reborn Reagan and doesn’t even so pretend, though the last two standing try to outbid each other for this mantle. Like it or not, Reagan is gone, not to be reborn anytime soon. What the “Donald” has done is energize a new base of folks, not unlike Reagan, to a new banner. It has incensed the old guard who is trying hard to displace him. The replacement for the displaced is someone they also don’t like, but as luck would have it, dislike less than the evil incarnate Donald. Like him or not, Trump has brought forth new ideas mixed with a blend of the old. He has involved and energized many more people than the Republican establishment could
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