>> My understanding is that Reagan's 1968 "campaign" was mostly the work
>> of some of overeager advisers. Reagan didn't actually do much
>> campaigning. That's because he knew he had no chance of winning.
>
> My impression is the opposite -- that he was ahead of Nixon in all the
> polls. I guess we'll have to go back to our sources.
I'm saying Reagan had no chance of winning the *general* election. That's why *despite* being the candidate probably dearest to the hearts of rank-and-file GOP delegates, it was always very unlikely the party would pick him as its nominee. It would be interesting to see if there were any poll match-ups involving Reagan and Humphrey - I feel quite confident in saying Reagan would have gotten creamed in such an election.
SA