It's far more likely that Trump will prove to be the Carter of the Republican party;
Not a chance. No one will ever accuse Trump of being a nice guy.
Well let's see:
Won the unwinnable Wisconsin.
Created a YUGE establishment and ideological backlash during the primaries that cost the Western States, but won on The East and especially The South
Mo Udall and Ted Cruz were BOTH ideological puritans that did best in The West.
Faced an opponent that lost 45% of their primary electorate to a purer ideological candidate that wasn't even supposed to have a chance
YUGE Sex scandal [Let's face it, Playboy was yuge for the considerably more moral '70's] that still overwent an opponent with heavy baggage.
Not hawkish.
Uneasy Congress relations during the campaign, but suspiciously overcompensatingly nice after the win...but already at odds policy wise.
Won The South,...except for Virginia.
That's an absurd number of comparables already.
