No-one should forget that the GOP-e cheated, lied and stole in every which way they could to get the 1976 nomination to the utterly unelectable Gerry Ford, instead of Ronald Reagan. Then, when Ronald Reagan won in the 1980 primaries, they ran a second Republican against him in general, Rep. Anderson, to siphon enough votes off Reagan to re-elect Carter. Fortunately, Carter self-destructed so badly, and Reagan was so triumphant in the debates that Reagan easily beat Carter... despite Anderson taking 7% of the vote.
But yes, the GOP-e tried to get Jimmy Carter elected over Ronald Reagan!
That was a disgusting part of history of the eGOP. Mitch the Bitch needs to go down in flames in this election!