President to lead our nation out of one its darkest eras, the Cold War. Ronald Reagan began as his political career as a Democrat, but became disenfranchised with the party and switched allegiances to the Republican Party, touting a strong right-wing rhetoric. Combining both the Old and New Right voter blocks to win election; Ronald Reagan would eventually appeal to voters of all stripes with his strong foreign policy, “voodoo” economics and a robust, though controversial, domestic agenda. He would lead…
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