Ideology was not part of Reagan's formula

In order to hold Reagan's mantle, one has to refer to the Speech.

Does today's Republican Party come closer to this speech, or does it resemble more of the things that Reagan criticizes? I think that it is the latter. Does not Trump represent Reagan better than Murkowski?

It is true that Trump does not have the style of Reagan, but he does have more of the substance of Reagan than many of the GOP.

The "moderates" of Reagan's day did not think he could win, but he did. Reagan won big, and so can Trump.

One thing is sure. Reagan didn't have to fight tooth and nail with the GOP. The GOP has decided that Trump is the enemy more than the Democrats. That couldn't have been true during Reagan's time. One could ask what has happened to the Republican party that this is so? Could it be that so many of them think this is the choice between right versus left? Well Reagan didn't think so. Neither do I. Watch the speech and see for yourself.

Murkowski will claim the mantle of "moderation" as well as Reagan's. But the Gerald Ford didn't think a man as conservative as Reagan could win. President Ford was a "moderate", and what did it get him? If Murkowski truly claimed the mantle of Reagan, she wouldn't have needed Democrat votes. She'd win as big as Reagan did. But Murkowski owes her position to the Democrats. She lost a Republican primary years ago, and used Democrats votes to retain her position. How then can she claim to be a Reagan republican?

Who does Murkowski thinks she's fooling?