As we approach 30 years since Ronald Reagan’s historic landslide win over Jimmy Carter, we examine how Reagan got the job done. How did he overcome losing the first GOP caucus and having to fire his campaign manager on the day of the first primary? What was really behind the idea of adding Gerald Ford to the ticket to create a co-presidency? Why was Reagan in trouble even though the issues were all in his favor? And what lessons can today’s Republicans in the wilderness learn from the 1980 campaign? We ask Reagan aide and author Craig Shirley.
