“He had the heart of the party… There were delegates who voted for us in Kansas City (at the convention) who had tears in their eyes, because we used the institution to break through to the party base at the delegate level,” Spencer said. “That could mean a hundred different things. You had Air Force One that you could give them a ride on. You’ve got the Oval Office you could invite them to. If it was a farm vote that you needed, you could get the Secretary of the Agriculture to deliver it.”