Wait, a republican fan of Jeb Bush thinks that he's Ronald Reagan .2.
I swear every republican nominee since 1988 has claimed to be Ronald Reagan
In Britain, is Margaret Thatcher venerated among Conservatives to the same extent that Ronald Reagan is among Republicans in the USA?
Also, is there anyone with similar folk-hero status in the Labour or LibDem parties? (insert Jeremy Thorpe joke here)
Well yes, she is treated with somewhat creepy idolisation, but it would be unwise to base your election campaign around her name. Too much baggage is associated with her rule, and it runs counter to the more "modern Tory" label of the Cameronites.
Attlee is the venerated Labour figure.
