Quote Originally Posted by ClydeR View Post
The attempt on Reagan's life was not shortly before an election. An assassination attempt three years before does not have the same weight in the minds of voters. And I thought it was interesting that both Roosevelt and Trump were former presidents running for election for a non-consecutive term.

On the other hand, there was no teevee in Roosevelt's time. For both Reagan and Trump, voters were able to see at least the aftermath of the event.
Voters saw this, which even you have to admit is a powerful patriotic image that works very well in Trump’s favor.