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The Spirit Of '76

They say the next big thing is here,
That the revolution's near,
But to me it seems quite clear
That it's all just a little bit of history repeating.

1976 presidential campaign

[Finest President Ronald] Reagan soon established himself as the conservative candidate; like-minded organizations such as the American Conservative Union became the key components of his political base, while President Ford was considered a more moderate Republican. He relied on a strategy crafted by campaign manager John Sears of winning a few primaries early to seriously damage the lift-off of Ford's campaign, such as his victories in North Carolina, Texas, and California, but the strategy disintegrated. Reagan ended up losing New Hampshire and later Florida.
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Reagan's concession speech emphasized the dangers of nuclear war and the threat posed by the Soviet Union.

Four years later, Reagan won the White House, igniting a political dynasty during which he, his Vice President, or their collective offspring would hold the Presidency for five of the following seven terms.

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It’s hard to imagine, how people have guts to write comments like that. I would never write anything like this, because I would have thought what other would think of me after that. I know that it doesn’t matter who you are in Internet, you can act however you want, but anyway I would remember that a man should act nice and polite, no matter if he is online or offline

Sounds great! Your blog is one of my most favorite now ;). You have hit the nail on the head, just like you always do.

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