Posted by
RightTeacher on Thursday, February 07, 2008 8:42:45 PM
One of the first insights I remember having on politics, was watching Reagan's speech during the convention in 1976. I watched the speech, and saw the reception he got. I saw Reagan standing with Ford. I got the impression that some (many?/most?) of the delegates were wishing they had picked this guy instead of the other guy. Certainly the people at CPAC seemed to want the businessman over the senator, but I think many of the conservative voters will be thinking this as well. If not during the convention (will Romney speak?) then as he campaigns for McCain in the coming months.
Of course I really don't want a repeat of 1976. Sure, Reagan came back and was elected in 1980, but look what we got in 1976! We're still paying for that one.