The Ford Mentality

President Ford lost the California primary 2 to 1, and won the Michigan primary 2 to 1. He could carry neither state against Mr. Carter—nor much else.

These observations are prompted by your servant’s attendance at the convention of the Republican Party of Michigan, which occurred a week after Mr. Ford’s defeat in California. I was there as a Reagan county delegate—a rare species in Michigan. The vast majority present were Ford delegates, but they were dispirited and rather sullen.