vividly, 33 years ago today, ronald reagan was elected in a landslide. fourt40th president of the unitd states. >> i'm not frightened about what lies ahead, i don't believe that the american people are frightened by what lies ahead, i aim to try to tap that great american pier that the opened up -- spirit that opened up this undeveloped content from coast-to-coast, made it a great nation, suc survived several wa, and a great depression,. neil: you know that was such a landslide. the polls had not closed out west, and jimmy cartser just -- president reagan promising to tackle issues head on then. that was then. this is now. haley barber on lessons we have forgotten.