Reagan was able to sell trickle down economics to the general public......that alone puts him above Clinton.
Reagan comfortably won 2 nationwide elections and his mojo carried on to his running mate in the next election, and he won the Governorship in California. Clinton won a close first election, and a comfortable second term, and Arkansas was easier to win than CA in my opinion.. so yes I'm going with Reagan.
The great communicator>slick willy
The affair situation still damaged Clinton, far more than Contra and such did for Reagan, even though that was arguably worse. Clinton is still living so he's popular now, but Reagan is an icon for the GOP in a way Clinton isn't and never will (notice Democrats never say "we're the party of Bill Clinton" or "I have the values of Bill Clinton" the way most every big time GOP candidate says "We're the party of Reagan" or "I share Ronald Reagan's values".
Clinton is skilled but Reagan is up there with LBJ, FDR and JFK
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