They finally got Rasputin, didn't they?" So chortled I longtime Reagan Aide Lyn Nofziger over the sudden sacking of Campaign Manager John Sears, who only last August had pushed Nofziger out. The departure of the superstrategist who ran the 1976 campaign brings a decisive shift in the Reagan candidacy: the return to power of the highly conservative California old guard that largely advised Reagan until Sears took over and shouldered them aside in recent months. Indeed, some of the most intriguing maneuverings of the 1980 presidential race have taken place within the Reagan camp—a...
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
