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Reagan has sometimes been referred to as the "teflon president" because scandals surrounding his presidency seem to have no effect on his individual popularity. is this a valid assessment of reagan and his presidency?

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This is a valid assessment of Reagan and his presidency.

Reagan has been described as a mysterious political Teflon because his popularity and presidency resisted routine criticism did not seem to affect his individual presidency. Nothing negative seemed to negatively impact his popularity

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