.MaddowBlog: Sen. Cruz came in second in 2016, so he sees himself as the next-in-line frontrunner for 2024. Funny, Rick Santorum thought the same thing six year ago.
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is apparently thinking along the same lines. PoliticoSen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday argued he is particularly well-positioned to win the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, citing his second-place finish behind then-candidate Donald Trump in the party's 2016 primary. The remarks from Cruz came in an interview with The Truth Gazette, a conservative news service operated by 15-year-old Brilyn Hollyhand.
But in Republican politics, it's a very different story. Ronald Reagan won the GOP nomination in 1980 after finishing second in 1976; George H.W. Bush won the nomination in 1988 after finishing second in 1980; Bob Dole won the nomination in 1996 after finishing second in 1988; John McCain won the nomination in 2008 after finishing second in 2000; and Mitt Romney won the nomination in 2012 after finishing second in 2008. As patterns go, that's quite a few data points.
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