Saturday marks the 110th birthday of Ronald Wilson Reagan and a chance to look back on what made him one of the most popular chief executives and indeed the last true consensus president.
With America as divided now as any time since the 1960s, it’s almost unfathomable to think that Reagan won 49 of 50 states when he ran for re-election in 1984 and came within a few thousand votes of a clean sweep.
That was an Electoral College tally of 525 to 13, with only Minnesota and the District of Columbia going to former Vice President Walter Mondale, who happened to hail from the former.
Randy DeSoto has written more than 4,000 articles for The Western Journal since he began with the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths" and screenwriter of the political documentary "I Want Your Money."
Randy DeSoto wrote and was the assistant producer of the documentary film "I Want Your Money" about the perils of Big Government, comparing the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. Randy is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths," which addresses how leaders have appealed to beliefs found in the Declaration of Independence at defining moments in our nation's history. He has been published in several political sites and newspapers.
Randy graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a BS in political science and Regent University School of Law with a juris doctorate.
Birthplace
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Nationality
American
Honors/Awards
Graduated dean's list from West Point
Education
United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law
