James Hohmann: “Some are debatable, but there’s no doubt Bill Clinton couldn’t win Arkansas, Jimmy Carter couldn’t win Georgia and LBJ couldn’t win Texas. Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan would both lose in California. It’s an illustration of how much the political map has really shifted since the end of World War II. Dwight Eisenhower might struggle in a Kansas GOP primary, but he’d probably make it through with establishment support. Ditto for both Bushes in Texas. Obama would handily win Illinois.”
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