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Main article: United States presidential primary
[edit] 1972no main article exists Richard Nixon was a popular incumbent. The Vietnam War was winding down and Nixon had achieved détente with China and the Soviet Union. He had challengers but won 1323 of the 1324 delegates on his way to the GOP convention. The sole delegate opposing his reelection was in support of Pete McCloskey, a representative from California, who ran on an anti-Vietnam War platform. The Watergate scandal began in June but interfered with neither the primaries nor the November election. See Also [edit] 1976no main article exists See Also [edit] 1980no main article exists Ronald Reagan entered the season as the overwhelming favorite to win the nomination. He lost his lead with a strategy of forums, polls and other events. George H. W. Bush used the McGovern/Carter strategy and began to come in first at these events. Bush beat Reagan in the Iowa straw poll in January. Reagan responded by sweeping the South. Although he lost a few more primaries and even came in third in one state, he had the contest won early. He went into the convention with almost all the delegates. See Also
[edit] 1984no main article exists The incumbent President Ronald Reagan won all but two of the delegates, who abstained from voting. See Also [edit] 1988no main article exists George H. W. Bush entered the contest as incumbent Vice-President and with the support of sitting President Ronald Reagan. Bush had trouble at first but by the time Super Tuesday was over his campaign's organization and fundraising ability had overwhelmed his opponents. He received all the votes at the convention. See Also [edit] 1992Main article: 1992 Republican presidential primary Patrick J. Buchanan mounted a challenge that was too weak to seriously challenge President George H. W. Bush's try for a second term. However it was strong enough to alter the party platform and push it to the right. Buchanan gave the keynote speech at the convention. Some claim that Bush's support among moderates was damaged by Buchanan's "culture war" speech, however five polls, including from ABC News and the Los Angeles Times show that Bush's poll numbers increased in the days following Buchanan's speech. See Also [edit] 1996no main article exists Bob Dole was the most prominent party leader to run making him the favorite. Pat Buchanan and Steve Forbes scored early victories putting Dole's chances in doubt. Dole then rebounded and won from North and South Dakota to the end, giving him the nomination. See Also [edit] 2000no main article exists George W. Bush entered the race as the favorite. He was the son of a former President and the governor of a big state. John McCain defeated him in New Hampshire and looked like he might get the nomination until South Carolina where he was soundly defeated. McCain won a few more but Bush won the vast majority and easily won the nomination. See Also
[edit] 2004Main article: U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination, 2004 As a popular wartime President, George W. Bush easily fended off challengers and clinched the nomination. See Also
[edit] 2008George W. Bush, the incumbent President, was ineligible to run for a third term due to the Twenty-Second Amendment, and Dick Cheney, the incumbent Vice President, did not seek the office, so the field was wide open for a long period of time. John McCain would win the nomination by pulling away from Mitt Romney during the later primaries.
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