Oh, I forgot.. in your world, he doesn't represent the worst of the GOP establishment.. never mind. Gerald Ford LOST in 1976. He was NOT part of the "GOP establishment" in 1980.
You're starting to hallucinate.
Quit being such an ass. He still represented what they stand for. If you can't understand the difference between "represent" and "is" then you should join Mr. Clinton in grammatical Hell.