Former Governor Reagan ran against an incumbent (though unelected) Republican president in 1976. There is no incumbent of either party running this time.
well, obviously.
i was referring more to the point that most movement conservatives got behind Reagan strong in 76. And he scared the crap out of the establishment and lost, but not by much...and not until he won some major victories like the Texas primary.
Then by 1980, he didn’t really have to fight as hard. Yes, Bush and a few others ran against him. But it wasn’t a difficult fight to the nomination.
So again...is Cruz going to run well and lose (1976)?
Or run well...and win (1980)?
Time will tell.....