No it's not. Again this morality play idea isn't actual political analysis. It's a collection of stereotypes masquerading as thought.
Not innately so. Not anymore innately good and honest compared to people from NYS, CA, IL or anywhere else. This is again based on a stereotype that people in rural areas are somehow true and real Americans.(The people of Idaho are good honest people,
This idea that rural areas are also innately conservative and backward thinking is also not inherent or permanent. And it's a little offensive frankly. Rural areas are filled with pockets where you have liberal voices and others, often under-represented or unheard because of gerrymandering and noxious politics. And in this case, from liberal opinions who accept and perpetuate bad stereotypes.but rural areas are conservative, and aren't usually forward thinking)
What if a Republican like Reagan comes along again? He would have won a third and fourth term easily if it was available. He would have taken out Dukakis.3. Two term limit (Stops popular charismatic leaders like Obama & Clinton from running again, elimination of this rule would favour democrats) this of course is different than the two above.
In a hypothetical head to head contest between Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, Reagan would have beaten Clinton in 1992 easily. The only reason Clinton won 1992 was because of Ross Perot eating HW's votes.
Bill Clinton never won a majority of the US popular vote. He never made it to 50% leave alone more than 50%. He only won a plurality. He won more votes than his opponents (HW and Perot and Dole and Perot) but never made it to 50%. Heck if Bill Clinton ran for a third term in 2000, it's a good chance W. wins against him the same way he won over Al Gore. Al Gore only eked a plurality of the popular vote in 2000 as well, same as Bill.
IT's not at all true that elimination of a two-term limit would favor Democrats.
Again that's not inherently true that centrism are where elections are won and lost. Plenty of evidence against that.If the Republican Party is smart they will incorporate some of Trump's ideas, moderate them and move back to the center, because the center is where elections are won and lost.
Far more people voted for Trump in 2020 than in 2016 and he lost. He didn't win in 2016 simply because he mobilized the hardcore base and he didn't lose in 2020 because he actually mobilized his hardcore base.You may win one or two elections by mobilizing the hardcore base, but overall it's an election loser, which is why Trump is out of power.
See this is the problem of morality play logic. Finding one simple grand explanation and theme.
That stuff didn't go far enough and was mostly undone thanks to the Iraq War and the Economic Recession anyway.They passed various bills that helped with education, poverty and other progressive legislation, because when your in power you get to do meaningful things, when your out of power, you just get to sit on the opposition benches.