[sickoflibs]

RE:”A candidate without substantial party support has never won the nomination,” said John Zaller, a political-science professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and one of four authors of “The Party Decides,” an influential work on the role of parties in the nominating process.”

Any contrary examples?

[2ndDivisionVet]

Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter, for starters.