March 1976 News Today

And vermont. ford won both. illinois. ford win. this was the scene in the middle of march 1976, newspapers all across the country saying republicans want reagan out of the race. he said give me one more chance. give me one more chance. if i cant win in north carolina im out of the race. so he fought on to the 1976 republican primary in north carolina and lo and behold it was a big upset. ronald reagan dmokd off ford in the republican primary in north carolina. he got hot. he did not win the nomi...

And racing for the presidency, what we say? the north carolina primary, sometimes it hasnt mattered at all. sometimes its been late in the process. but there are two times where the north carolina primary made presidents. and we thought wed tell you about them. remember these two guys, gerald ford, ronald reagan. the year was 1976. remember, ford was the unelected president, succeeded to the presidency when nixon had to resign. reagan challenged him in the primaries. the primary season started o...