Lindsay’s Triumph: 1980 Republican Primary Ballot 2

It is now ballot 2 of the GOP primary, and McCloskey has a clear lead amongst everyone else. With McCloskey the frontrunner all he has to do is keep up his momentum. Meanwhile Ed Brooke appears to have gotten the lowest of amount of delegates, seeing the writing on the wall, Brooke decides to drop out and endorse McCloskey citing his commitment to civil rights and “True Republican Values”. Buckley has also managed to get a fair share of delegates with the struggling conservative wing backing up. Meanwhile Mathias and Anderson choose to stay in the race; for now at least. With the Liberal wing divided between Mathias, Anderson, and McCloskey; they must decide and united behind a candidate soon.