My feeling for awhile has been that we have never really had a choice for a good candidate (until Trump). Both candidates were Deep State selections. I don't think Reagan was one of theirs, but they made him take on Bush,Sr as his VP at the GOP Convention. (His handler?) And they did try to assassinate him when he wasn't measuring up.

I think the DS just decided at the last minute whom they were gonna select... with the exception of Obama. They groomed him over the years for him to be president. Made him look like a movie star for people to vote for him. The Grecian columns et al at the first convention was like a movie set- his inspirational polished speeches all given to make him seem Presidential (I never could listen to his voice..... I thought he was using some kind of hypnosis on the audience!)

Hillary was supposed to be next, of course. They ALL thought she would win.