Americans would like to see incoming President Barack Obama use Ronald Reagan as a role model. 
When given the choice of Abraham Lincoln, FDR, George Washington, Andrew Jackson, JFK, Dwight Eisenhower, Theodore Roosevelt, Harry Truman and Ronald Reagan – registered voters overwhelmingly said they want the new Democratic president to emulate the late conservative Republican president, who held office in the 1980’s.
Reagan got the highest support of any president overall, regardless of party affiliation, at 26 percent -- followed by Franklin D. Roosevelt at 18 percent. JFK was third (17 percent) and Abraham Lincoln fourth (13 percent.)
Peter Schram, director of the Ashbrook Center for Public Policy at Ashland University, wasn’t at all surprised that Americans would choose The Gipper.
“Of the recent presidents, I think the one that has been most successful in the public imagination has been Ronald Reagan. I think that is probably historically accurate as well.
“He stood for certain things with a kind of clarity and seemed to – and in fact, did – carry on an eight-year long administration with those principles in mind.”
Reagan’s popularity goes far beyond the Republican tent, however, Kengor told CNSNews.com.
“People on the far left – and I emphasize ‘far’ left – who are critical of Reagan, don’t realize how extreme they are [media]. The vast majority of Americans like Reagan – and a very large majority of that adores Reagan."
The nationwide telephone survey was conducted Jan. 13-18, among a random, representative sample of 1,000 registered voters.
[We want a president that emulates Reagan - so we elected... .......... ohnevermind.]
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