Bush was always fairly uncomfortable with the Religious Right. Granted-he said that religious belief was a necessary part of citizenship-but the world of Christian Conservatism wasn't one to which he belonged. The religious right will not have the same seat at the table. I'm not sure how the AIDS crisis unfolds with Bush in Reagan's place given that condition.
Bush wasn't charismatic the way Reagan was and was less prone to seeing rhetoric. The message in 1980 will be, "Carter is particularly awful" rather than broader shift Reagan advocated. Deregulation is still going to happen to some extent but there won't be the same accompanying rhetoric. There also will not be the lopsided 1981 tax cut.
Conceivably, the cultural "Greed is Good" ethos doesn't happen without the 1981 cut and Reagan's rhetoric.
Bush wasn't charismatic the way Reagan was and was less prone to seeing rhetoric. The message in 1980 will be, "Carter is particularly awful" rather than broader shift Reagan advocated. Deregulation is still going to happen to some extent but there won't be the same accompanying rhetoric. There also will not be the lopsided 1981 tax cut.
Conceivably, the cultural "Greed is Good" ethos doesn't happen without the 1981 cut and Reagan's rhetoric.