No, Reagan was treated much like Trump, as a private citizen being elected VS a politician. Just like Trump, when the politicians realized they couldn't beat him - put a status quo politician behind him. Only difference between Trump and Reagan is Trump was mean and people didn't like him being mean. Which is why the country rose against him to vote him out.
Reagan's policies would do well for America for those years he served as president - and could have kept going well, but Career Politicians eroded his ideas and policies before he left office.
Reagan got two terms because he was loved by both sides of the aisle of American Politics.