“The question, as it has been for the past 20 years or so, is whether conservatives and libertarians can unite in a single movement, behind single candidates. So far, the only time that has ever happened was with Ronald Reagan.”
I seem to remember that conservatives initially were pretty uniformly behind GWB.
I agree with the rest of what you said.
I don’t see that trend changing so far though.
As I remember it, it wasn’t so much pro-Reagan as anti-Carter.
Remember that Anderson got 6% plus.
The horrible economy and weak foreign policy united people against ole Jimmuh.
The joke is that the economy in 2012 under Caliph Baraq was measurably worse, but the MSM (and the Federal Reserve) saved the day for him.