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Politics : John McCain for President

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To: Zoltan! who wrote (318)	2/20/2000 4:26:00 AM
From: chalu2	Read Replies (1) of 6579

Ford would likely have won had not Reagan gone against the wishes of almost every Republican governor, and severely weakened an incumbent President of his own party. Did not the California state Republican chairman disavow his efforts? Ford was punished for the economy, for pardoning Nixon, for a perception (reinforced by the Reagan campaign) that he was mentally deficient. I believe, although I greatly admire Reagan, that his misguided 1976 race elected James Earl Carter, not Ford's moderation. Besides, Reagan knew he could run again in 1980 (although age would be a factor). His 1976 broadside against Ford was worse than feckless; it was harmful to the party. Ford's razor-thin victory at the Republican convention that year left him enervated in the face of a united Democrat party. But you say Reagan was right to buck the establishment in 1976. The establishment was wrong, you seem to say, in supporting a weak candidate like Ford, where a warrior like Reagan would have been better. Sounds like your reasoning supports the establishment-bucking McCain, as opposed to GWB.

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