The GOP's Not-So-Great Communicators
The problem with President Ronald Reagan being called “the Great Communicator” is that it showed how much worse other Republicans were at political messaging. The Gipper would not have earned the compliment if the GOP wasn’t so bad at it. It still is.
TL;DR
- Ronald Reagan's nickname, "the Great Communicator," highlights the poor political messaging of other Republicans.
- The compliment may have been earned due to the weak performance of his contemporaries.
- The Republican party continues to struggle with effective political communication.