[muawiyah]

Goldwater had the nomination locked up using the core Republican constituencies. Romney was a bit outside of that milieu AND the dude said he'd been BRAINWASHED.

Young Goober there is hardly any more personable.

A note; LBJ bought into Goldwater's political theory regarding the shape of the American electorate and used it to guide him in winning the election.

That's the one I"ve discussed several times ~ first, you hold your base, then you strip off a faction from the other guy, then you win.

There is no other formula that has worked so well so often.

I wonder if they had any discussions about that thesis in later years!

[cripplecreek]

Check out this article from 64. Up and slightly to the left.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=897&dat=19640707&id=Py9PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DU4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5063,2157718

Sure seems like today is a replay.