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What happens if Reagan dies during the 1980 campaign?
Please be detailed if you can.
What happens if Reagan dies during the 1980 campaign?
Please be detailed if you can.
John Hinckley did try to assassinate Ronald Reagan during the campaign but he couldn't get close enough to him because of the crowd.If he had set his alarm one hour early he might have succeeded.I suppose a little depends also on the manner of his death, whether it's by natural causes (he was already 69, not unheard of) or whether someone like John Hinckley blows him away during the campaign trail. If the latter, he becomes a martyr, long enough to influence the campaign in getting Bush the sympathy vote a'la LBJ in 1964.
John Hinckley did try to assassinate Ronald Reagan during the campaign but he couldn't get close enough to him because of the crowd.If he had set his alarm one hour early he might have succeeded.
His Number: A President Rumsfeld TLRemember that Rumsfeld nearly became Reagan's running mate. In fact, the only reason he wasn't was because Reagan apparently forgot his phone number.