Leaving aside all other objections, Reagan would only be 41 years old in 1952, which would mean he would seek to be the youngest president in history. I question whether America in the middle not only of the Cold War but of a hot one in Korea, is going to vote for a 41 year old actor with no governmental, business, or (apart from making training films in Hollywood) military experience. Conventional qualifications meant a lot more to voters then than they do today.