People who opposed Reagan's policies voted for him because he clearly defined his views. Dems don't.

[Captain Hilts]

The party of the Little Guy has let Wall St. tycoons get away with highway robbery.

Dems want to tax your health insurance benefits.

Dems had secret deals with the pharmaceutical industry.

These sound like Republican policies.

[BeyondGeography]

1. He was selling, "Government sucks, here have some money."

I wish people would start factoring that little part of the story into their "Republican Way" analyses.

[Captain Hilts]

2. And surveys showed people opposed his stance on abortion, defense funding, etc. but they still voted

for him. People actually agreed more with Mondale's views, but voted for Reagan.

[BeyondGeography]

3. Not on taxes. Not on "Big Government."

As for the rest, meh.

[Captain Hilts]

4. That worked with men, but not with women. nt

[marmar]

5. Agree totally that Democrats don't define their views....

.... They're not even good at giving their programs defined names. "Public option" is pathetic = If you're Joe Schmo in Whereeversville USA, what does that mean to you?
Call it Medicare or some other name people can understand and identify with.

[Captain Hilts]

6. Right. We don't sell our ideas well because we don't want to offend anyone. nt