He tops everyone in Wisconsin
The big surprise, for a change, was that there was no big surprise. Last week's primaries in Wisconsin, Kansas and Louisiana wound up the first phase of the 1980 campaign and began a two-week lull during which some candidates actually snatched a few days' rest before plunging on to the next contest in Pennsylvania on April 22. The result: Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan solidified the huge leads they have been building throughout a campaign season marked by enough twists and abrupt reversals to make "volatility" the political buzz word of 1980.
Both leaders swept to victory by...
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