DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Naming a running mate before securing the nomination is extremely rare but not unheard of.
SMU Political Science Professor Dr. Cal Jillson says Ronald Reagan did it in the 1976 convention running against sitting President Gerald Ford.
“He then lost the nomination to President Gerald Ford but came back and won the nomination in 1980,” said Dr. Jillson.
Dr. Jillson believes the move by Ted Cruz announcing Carly Fiorina as his running mate is a way to suggest momentum as the window closes on the Texas Senator’s bid for the White House.
Cruz was eliminated from winning the nomination outright with Donald Trump’s five-state primary sweep on Tuesday.
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