[x]

Because the race was so contentious, it lasted longer and more votes were cast.

That doesn't mean a greater percentage of voters favored Trump this time than favored Reagan in 1980.

Trump won more votes in Republican primaries than Republican candidate before him.

He also had more primary votes cast against him than any Republican nominee before him.

That doesn't add up to a convincing picture of party unity.

Again, I don't want to take away from Trump's achievement, but Reagan's was greater and more significant.

[LS]

Still, he got more votes and he got more % of votes as a % of population. Hard to argue.

[ichabod1]

We’ve been through this before. All of the other candidates had even MORE votes cast against THEM than Trump, because He Won.