Asked whether he would be welcomed by the Republican Party today, Dole said, “I doubt it. Reagan wouldn’t have made it, certainly Nixon wouldn’t have made it, because he had ideas. We might have made it, but I doubt it.”No doubt Reagan, who raised taxes 11 times, grew government to enormous levels, supported gun-control, granted amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants, secretly sold arms to Iran (one-third of the Axis of Evil), armed Saddam Hussein (one-third of the Axis of Evil), armed, funded and openly supported al Qeada and bin Laden, and who dared call the neocons the "crazies in the basement," would not be considered for a precinct committeeman's office in today's GOP, much less anything higher.
I find it highly unlikely that Dole, a two-time presidential candidate, would be either. Insane people like Ted Cruz, and Darryl Issa are what Republican voters want in their candidates. On the contrary, Bill Clinton is welcomed to the Democratic Party with opened-arms, and by the public in general. So is his wife who will probably be the next and first female president. So is Gore, and so is Carter. Aside from Dukakis, who is still very much a part of Democratic circles, I can't think of any who would be shunned today. The GOP is all but reserved for crazies, bigots, and entertainers. The 70s, 80s and 90s Republican Party is long gone.
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