The Republican candidates idolize Reagan. But not one of them can match his style.

When it comes to aesthetics and public perception, the candidates seeking the Republican presidential nomination love nothing better than red ties, blue ties, boxy suits, tiny American-flag pins and regular invocations of Reagan, Reagan, Reagan. At the start of the first prime-time debate of this election season, the 10 top-polling candidates stood on stage -- awkwardly, uncomfortably -- for a group photo. It was a historic moment, in front of a record-setting TV audience, and all 10 looked as i...