“Sort of like what Reagan did after he lost to Ford in 1976.”
And then chose his 1980 primary rival, GHWB, as his running mate.
But in ‘08, that would be considered treasonous. Especially around here.
““Sort of like what Reagan did after he lost to Ford in 1976.”
Reagan fought Ford all the way into the convention, and then was still fighting.
This is typical of the Romney nonsense, his fans are comparing him to Reagan when in reality McCain is still being challenged by Huckabee and we are many months before the convention.
The one term governor from Massachusetts had his shot, pumped in 50 million dollars of his own money to give himself a chance and now after being forced to drop out of a three man race he is formally and enthusiastically endorsing John McCain.
>The key vote of the convention occurred when Reagan’s managers proposed a rules change that would have required Ford to publicly announce his running mate before the presidential balloting. Reagan’s managers hoped that when Ford announced his choice for vice-president, it would anger one of the two factions of the party and thus help Reagan. The proposed rules change, however, was defeated by a vote of 1180 to 1069, and Ford gained the momentum he needed to win the nomination. The balloting for president was still close, however, as Ford won the nomination with 1187 votes to 1070 votes for Reagan (and one for Elliot L. Richardson of Massachusetts).
Reagan endorsed Ford after his defeat, and gave an eloquent and stirring speech that overshadowed Ford’s own acceptance address. Some delegates later stated that they left the convention wondering if they had voted for the wrong candidate.<