It was n't creepily Messianic , nor blindly frothing - it felt like a release , an outpouring , a moment whose time had come . And suddenly , I completely got the way all those people felt about Reagan , but this time , THE GUY WAS MINE . In a way , my guys - and the guys and gals of all progressives - have been losing since that very moment in 1980 .

Question: What did I finally understand when this moment happened in my life ?
Answer: I could to see why people like Ronald Reagan and I suddenly began seeing him as my guy .I tried to understand what the progressives saw in Ronald Reagan and had since 1980 .None of the above choices .I wanted to know what Ronald Reagan did so I did a research project about him .