Uhhh, not really, no. At least, not in the manner you seem to imply.
You're probably a 90s kid then, at least. I'm a child of the 80s. "Reagan Democrats", anyone?
And how did Reagan appeal to his alleged "Reagan Democrats"? Race hatred dressed up as a lunatic crime policy, hyper-aggressive and incredibly juvenile foreign policy, school-yard insults and the occasional joke. Oh, and the lies of course. A crucial part of any criminal's arsenal.
Eg:
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Easily one of the least honest speeches made by any president at any time ever. Of course, even Republicans had abandoned him by 1987, so it was in vain.
Not exactly a broad audience, is what I'm saying.