Trump offers, substantively, everything Reagan provided America: A free, secure, and prosperous nation. Also, like Reagan, Trump articulates the "right ideas" required to achieve a renewed American vision
Dare we? Is it time to veer out of the sensible lane and into the fantasyland of pondering whether any candidate, much less The Donald, might compare with the greatest President of the 20th century, Ronald Reagan?
Certainly, Senator Ted Cruz is thought to possess the aptitude for greatness, perhaps more so than any other candidate. He is principled, studiedly Conservative, and courageous. In fact, the ceaseless courage he has demonstrated in the Senate has paradoxically burdened Cruz in the public eye with a distorted reputation as a rebel and malcontent, unable to work together or get along with others.
Also, though Cruz is a gifted speaker, he does not in this rise to the level of Reagan, who was able to articulate, but also to inspire. Likely refined by his long journey to this moment, it is understandable Cruz speaks with polite assertiveness rather than stentorian declaration.