MSNBCW The Rachel Maddow Show February 3, 2016
Ronald reagan. He challenged gerald in 1976. Ford did win in 1976 and he went onto lose the general election to jimmy carter. The Republican Party by 1980 was of the general opinion that Ronald Reagan was due. Ronald reagan was next the line. He was the frontrunner. In 1980, things did not start well for governor reagan. The night before the Iowa Caucuses the republican candidates held an iowa debate. Ronald reagan decided to not show up for it. It was not just the last debate before iowa voted in 1980. It was the night before the caucuses. Frontrunner Ronald Reagan blew it off. On the followi...