Republicans: Reagan's Road Show

For a freshman Governor who insists that his only ambition is to run California well, Governor Ronald Reagan has mapped out quite a national itinerary for himself. By year's end, he will have delivered speeches—or at least his basic "Speech"—in Illinois, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Nebraska, Oregon, Kentucky, Texas, Washington, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, and probably Connecticut and Florida. At every turn, he will likely repeat to reporters: "I am not a candidate. I am not running for President."

Back in Sacramento last week after four days on the road, Reagan may have been...

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