Would Reagan be welcome in today's GOP? Actor Dennis Quaid, locals from his hometown offer mixed views
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Actor Dennis Quaid, who plays President Ronald Reagan in a new biopic, and locals in Dixon, Ill., answer whether the 40th president would be welcome in today's Republican Party.
"Reagan would be the head of the Republican Party these days, there's no doubt about that," Quaid told Fox News Digital on the front porch of President Reagan's boyhood home. "This country yearns for it, in a sense. He was a man of his times, as well. And I think those principles are still there in the Republican Party of today." Cortney O'Brien is an Editor at Fox News. Twitter: @obrienc2
Locals in Dixon offered more mixed reactions about Reagan's presence in today's GOP as they waited in line for the premiere of "Reagan" at The Dixon: Historic Theatre on August 22, hosted by Young America's Foundation, with some saying both his policies and his temperament would be at odds with the modern movement.