FDR, Reagan and Present Election

Ronald Reagan and FDR had a lot in common.

They were both exceptionally strong people.

Neither of them was seen as particularly intelligent, but they both had guts.

And both of them were transformative presidents whose policies continued to dominate America long after they were gone.

There are many Republicans who are looking for another Reagan; but I see nobody in the field who begins to compare to Reagan in character or in personal strength. Bush Jr. tried to be another Reagan and failed miserably; and Trump, while obviously an effective person and an excellent businessman, is rightfully seen as a bully. Democrats, for their part, stopped looking for another FDR a long time ago, as FDR was dead long before the bulk of contemporary voters were born.

There is however a recent Democrat who was a successful president. That was Bill Clinton. He restored fiscal sanity to America, and under him America added 23 million private jobs. Hillary Clinton would be expected to restore the successful economic policies of Bill Clinton. And, not being a playboy like her husband, she should avoid the attacks on her character that plagued the Bill Clinton administration.

There is no Reagan in this race, and there is no FDR in this race. There is however a Clinton in this race; and many people are longing for the prosperity and fiscal sanity that existed under Bill Clinton. Facing bullies on the Right and a socialist on the Left, she is expected to be the moderate candidate that restores fiscal sanity and prosperity to America. I hope more people see that and vote accordingly.