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Originally Posted by New Era
Reagan wouldn't be considered a populist candidate in th same vein as Trump. Reagan was a well established political entity, being politically active in the 40's. He was amultiterm governor of California before taking a run at the presidency. Reagan also had an incredible amount of support from the political philanthropists of the day, getting a massive support from the Coors family, which were the Koch brothers of their day. Reagan's "kitchen cabinet" was stocked with those supporters. Reagan was as much an insider with these power brokers as there could be, as they also backed his campaign to be California governor. What may have played a part in the perception of Reagan being a populist is his courting of the American Conservative Union. But what made Reagan king was Carter's economic troubles. The final nail in Carter's coffin was the Iranian Hostage Crisis. At that point the polls, where Carter lead right into October, swung violently in Reagan's favor.
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I would probably say TDR. Trump doesn't need a platform yet. That can come after he has secured the nomination for the Republican candidate. You heard it here first.
He is actually lampooning how ineffective the standard Republican platform has become. Guest workers, reduced corporate tax, medicare reform, abandonment of social issues, and anti-Obama rhetoric will not cut it anymore.
That said, I am personally rooting for Carly Fiorina.