This is 'Murica in a nutshell though
Reagan was voted in as president because the populace is stupid, and just saw a face they recognised
The same thing happened in CALIFORNIA, many years later, when the harm that Reagan had done was well known (to the civilised world, admittedly. Muricans ignored it, despite living through it)
America will choose hate and stupidity, if the think that there's a tiny chance that they will personally benefit as individuals
Most of them are stupid, and stupid people are afraid, and afraid people are easy to manipulate