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Ronald Reagan Is a GOP Icon, But Would He Win the 2016 Nomination?

KQED News Staff

Sep 11, 2015 at

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On Wednesday night, the 15 Republicans running for president will gather at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley for their second debate of the campaign. It's been a quarter century since Ronald Reagan left the White House -- and still, no person is more beloved by Republicans. But in his eight years as president, Reagan did and said the kinds of things that many Republicans running for president today vigorously criticize.

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