This is why 2012 probably won't be a repeat of 1980. Obama is leading the most prominent GOP candidates in a rare time of crisis for the rest of his party, he's doing pretty good considering the standards.
It's not as if 1980 were like 1976 during the campaign. Carter polled pretty closely to Reagan until election day. Not to mention that Reagan was viewed by the political class as a weak candidate & that many Democrats hoped he would be the nominee.
I would have to say that Palin would be the closest candidate to Reagan.
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Yeah, I don't like reaganism.. but LoL LoL LoL