[Fiji Hill]

What does this analysis prove? Although today, most Republicans choose their delegates through primaries, this has not always been the case. For decades, only a small number of states--usually fewer than 15--held primaries. Many Republican standard bearers such as Alf Landon, Thomas Dewey, Wendell Willkie, Dwight Eisenhower and Barry Goldwater did not come from home states that had primaries. Other candidates such as Richard Nixon in 1960, Ronald Reagan in 1968 and Herbert Hoover in 1932 ran unopposed in their home states.

Richard Nixon ran unopposed in the California primary in 1960 and did not enter that primary in 1968.

One contest that featured three strong candidates was the California primary of 1928, which Hoover won by 49 percent. Although he didn't score that big a win, Cruz's victory over three strong opponents still is impressive.

[octex]

Your #39 posting here is informative. Thank you. It was a pleasure to read a posting with factual data rather than the mudslinging being done on most threads by many.