Why do most conservatives say Ronald Reagan is a conservative when he increased the size of the government?

Defeating the Soviet Union, leading to the fall of communism throughout Eastern Europe. For starts.

Remember, being a conservative president does not automatically mean one has an obliging congress. Unlike, say, Obama, Reagan never had a congressional term where both House and Senate were controlled by his party. So domestic legislation, including budgets, were all compromises.

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