It was 28 years ago today, Jimmy Carter talked about "malaise"...with 1980 electoral map

www2.volstate.edu ^ | July 15, 1979

[Gay State Conservative]

New York, Illinois, and California all going GOP. *Sigh*

And Massachusetts!!

[fishergirl]

CARTER is the malaise.

[nyyankeefan]

1980 ~ jimmah carter’s malaise.....

the reason for me to become a conservative embracing the values and principles of Ronald Reagan and never ever looking back!!!

[B Knotts]

Actually, bad as Hillary would be, I don’t think she could top Jimmy Carter in sheer cluelessness. He is, and always will be, the Worst President Ever.

[Perdogg]

I know John Anderson took votes away from Carter in NY. But California was Reagan Country.

Ford actually won California in 1976 49.35% to 47.57%.

In 1980 Reagan got 52.69% of the vote. Carter only got 35.91% and John Anderson got 8.62% of the vote.

Now Californians would vote for an ass if it had a “D” beside it.

Ford took Illinois 50.10% to 48.13% in 1976. Reagan took it 49.65% with Carter getting 41.72% and Anderson 7.30%.

In 1984 Reagan won Illinois by 12.5% and California by 16.0%.

[Reeses]

Traditionally Republicans are in blue, the international color of conservatives, Democrats/socialists/communists are in red. I prefer this map myself, though they are really hard to find these days. Democrats and the leftist MSM realized red was too close to home so messed with the colors. It's quite amazing how almost all maps were redone to favor the socialists. Blue has positive connotations of being the color of loyalty, faithfulness, honor, and the Democrats very successfully hijacked it in America, yet blue is still conservative in the rest of the world.

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

California used to be reliable electorally until 1992. In fact, a Republican won California in 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984 and 1988. In 1992, Perot took votes from GHWB, giving the state to Clinton. So that loss was understandable.

But what happened after 1992 that put California solidly in the Democratic column?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

The other clause that jumped off the page to me was “...who feels your pain...” Just a little bit of foreboding for 1992.

Good Lord, I hate Dems who profess to “feel my pain”. I guess that means all of them.

[TexasTransplant]

>>>>”Democrats and the leftist MSM realized red was too close to home so messed with the colors. It’s quite amazing how almost all maps were redone to favor the socialists”<<<<<

That is how they “Manage” information these days, Talk Radio can’t control colors... they can.

TT

[TexasTransplant]

>>>>I hate Dems who profess to “feel my pain”<<<<<

Not me! I’m on Offense! They are the surrender Monkeys, I’m proud of the Pain that they feel, I plan to continue inflicting as much as I can as long as I can whether they feel it or not.

TT

[TexasTransplant]

>>>>”But what happened after 1992 that put California solidly in the Democratic column?”<<<<<

Tax and Regulation chased the base to friendlier turf, they moved.

TT

[expatpat]

Me too.

Jimmuh identified the problem at that time, but hadn't a clue that (a) he was a major cause, and (b) leadership is not wringing your hands and whining, but inspiring your people with optimism and positive speeches.

[ken21]

most of the presidents in my lifetime have been

duds.

[monkapotamus]

[Grizzled Bear]

Now Californians would vote for an ass if it had a “D” beside it.

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California went for Kerry, right?

;-)

[TexasTransplant]

>>>>”most of the presidents in my lifetime have been

duds”<<<<<

On the bright side, One Good One can change the History of the World and we just happen to be the Nation that has done it, over and over again.

Dry spells suck but hey to quote Gump “it happens”

TT

[Chi-townChief]

Where does the word ‘malaise’ appear in the speech?

[Reeses]

Here's the revisionist MSM version updated at Wikipedia. Someone downloaded it, switched the colors, then re-uploaded it. The google cache of it still has the correct colors though.

[Perdogg]

Demographic shift from south of the border to north.

[Reeses]

I remember a magazine cover once when Jimmy Carter was running for president that showed Carter with his two upper front teeth missing when he was governor of Georgia. He since had false teeth put in but it permanently affected Carter’s speech, which he why he sounds funny talking. For the life of me I can’t find that picture anywhere. It’s pretty hilarious. It’s amazing how it went from a national magazine cover picture to being totally eliminated everywhere. I don’t believe photos of the toothless Carter exist anywhere anymore. The photos were completely destroyed. It’s another demonstration of the power of the leftist MSM!