If Dole had his way, "Reagan wouldn’t have made it" in 1980!
That was when Dole dropped out of the GOP presidential primaries (because Reagan was kicking his ass) and urged Ford to jump in as a "stop Reagan candidate".
Since Ford had already proved himself (with Dole as VP candidate) unable to beat Carter in 1976, it seems Dole was less concerned with stopping Carter than he was with stopping Reagan.
And that tells us what kind of Republican Dole was then and is now.
Right! Thank you for that!
I never liked old “reach across the aisle” - “let’s make a deal” Dole.