Reagan entered politics rather late in life. In 1966 when he won the governorship, he was around 55 years old. That left him with the issue of limited experience compared to high age. In 1968, when he first ran for president, he had only a year of elected political experience. It's odd to think a man older than Kennedy or Nixon (Reagan born 1911, Kennedy 1917, Nixon 1913) didn't have a shot of winning when those two men were in their political prime, had significantly less political experience if any when those men were rising politically, and it took him a two term governorship he went for in his 50s and 60s to get enough for his resume. That's a fact I realized recently and it's very odd to think about. And it inspired this.
What if Ronald Reagan had entered politics earlier? Whats the likelihood of that, and what's the likeliest situation?
What if Ronald Reagan had entered politics earlier? Whats the likelihood of that, and what's the likeliest situation?