William A. Rusher, a Reagan adviser and publisher of the weekly National Review, has just finished writing "The Case for the New Majority party," due in April from Sheed & Ward, Inc. "What I'm talking about is the total replacement of the republican party," Mr. Rusher explained in an interview -- "the same way the Republicans replaced the Whigs." Whether the new party takes shape by 1976 or not, the chance that conservatives such as himself will support Mr. For is "dim," he said.

Source: Lydon, Christopher. G.O.P. Right Wing Seems to Rule Out Support for Ford for 1976 Campaign. New York Times. February 10, 1975.