Reagan would have seemed a less transformative figure if Michael Dukakis had succeeded him, and Bill Clinton would have had a deeper impact on his party and the country if Al Gore had won in 2000.

• 如果麦可．杜卡吉斯成为总统，雷根可能不会成为这麽有转变性的人物；如果阿尔．高尔2000年获胜，比尔．柯林顿将对他的党与国家有更大的影响力。