And Reagan ran that insurgent campaign in 1976, and people were saying, why don't you get out of the race? You have no chance of winning. And he fought. He won 11 states in 1976.
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Rick Santorum compares his campaign to Ronald Reagan's 1976 insurgent campaign, emphasizing the importance of perseverance.
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