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To lessen the chances of making errors, Reagan carefully prepared for the battle during the months that he delayed making his formal announcement. He has kept on top of current events, and made sure his name has stayed familiar by writing a column of commentary for 105 newspapers and broadcast...
Reagan's chief problem at this point is his slow start on fund raising for himself. Texan John Connally has already netted about $6.6 million, nearly twice as much as Reagan. Still Reagan's moneymen have a handy list of some 400,000 contributors from 1976 and expect...
Immediately after his announcement, Reagan embarked on his two-part campaign strategy: 1) to concede no region to any opponent, and 2) to strike hard and fast, conveying a clear message to wavering local politicians that they must join him now or be left behind. Reagan's strategists hope...
Everywhere Reagan went last week, the question of his age popped up. If elected, he would turn 70 a month after his inauguration-making him the oldest of all U.S. Presidents to assume the office. His opponents figure that he is most vulnerable on this issue. Nonetheless, except for a...
Reagan calls the national campaign trail the "mashed potato circuit," and he has been wandering along it for 15 years. Says he: "I have a feeling now that I don't get on planes. I get up in the morning and put them on, like a pair of pants...