Quote:Bob Schroeck wrote:Reagan was considered unelectable in 1976. What was far right was mainstream in 1980. sides, Cruz sees Reagan as his guide stone. Saw this snippet in Politico:
Cruz would have been called an arch-conservative or even a hidebound reactionary during the Reagan era...
Back on the thread topic, I found another this morning:
“Some of us who were in Kansas City 40 years ago remember a spirited,
uncertain start of convention week,” a veteran Iowa Republican added.
“Tension and drama? Yes. But there was respect between the Ford and
Reagan camps, no talk of skullduggery, and a sense the GOP would leave
town united. Oh, for the good ole' days!”Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/i ... z45Gc1l1Sy
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