The former president did not say Democrats scream "the sky is falling" when Republicans cut the government budget.

Former President Ronald Reagan’s resounding electoral college victory of 489 to 49 in 1980 ... A true conservative visionary in the mold of Reagan should build their domestic policy agenda on ...

But the policies championed by Ronald Reagan exacerbated these trends. Reagan entered the presidency determined to slash taxes, deregulate markets, liberate capital, and decrease domestic spending.