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To: erkelly

Reagan was talked about as a potential candidate in 1968 but I don’t remember if he was on the ballot in any of the primary states.


68 posted on 08/28/2014 2:51:52 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus
Reagan was talked about as a potential candidate in 1968 but I don’t remember if he was on the ballot in any of the primary states.

Apparently Reagan was on the ballot in California and won. Those were the days of "favorite son" candidates. Real candidates let local politicians win delegates and use them for bargaining at the convention.

Nobody challenged Reagan, just as nobody challenged the Ohio governor in his state's primaries. The irony is that being on the ballot in California actually gave Reagan more total primary votes than Nixon or any other candidate.

I hope Romney has enough sense not to run again -- or at least not to use the word "redux" if he's crazy enough to run a third time.

69 posted on 08/28/2014 2:59:56 PM PDT by x
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