Ford’s pardon of Nixon may have caused his loss in the 1976 election which was very close.
Ford lost because of the Swine Flu vax debacle and saying that the Soviets didn’t dominate Poland.
Picking Ford was the cause of the loss. He was as exciting as mold.
Had they picked Reagan in 1976, the world would be a better place now. Iran would have never been taken over by Religious fanatics, and middle eastern terrorism would have never become such a large problem for the world.