both washington outsiders. both tv/movie personalities with high name value cache. both were democrats before 'turning' republican. both seen as too dumb or simplistic to become president. both were 'straight talkers'. both literally used the same campaign slogan lol.

reagan was a hollywood liberal arts frat boy. trump was a silver spoon coastal elite. both were archetypes that conservatives hated...until they adopted dog whistle racial politics and tough stances on immigration.

trump won whites without college degrees by the biggest margin since reagans re-election. trump made in-roads into union households like reagan.

'reagan democrats' = trump white working class rust belt converts.

the more things change the more they stay the same.