# Reagan vs. Romney

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reagan-vs-romney/628236>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [July 14, 2012, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reagan-vs-romney/628236 "2012-07-14T18:43:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reagan-vs-romney/628236/21 "2012-07-20T04:45:27Z")

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Why does the rabble generally adore Reagan?

My hunch is that the economic boom in the Reagan years made him popular. Am I correct?

If I am correct, people would do well to understand that 1) Reagan, after implementing his economic policies, weathered a recession, and 2) the extent to which the economic prosperity after the recession is the result of Reagan’s policies is debatable.

> [@kaylasdad99](#):
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> Reagan, because he’s dead, [del]a[/del] the quality I find to be endearing in Republican presidents.

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