Posted on 09/27/2012 11:33:34 AM PDT by kingattax
There was only one presidential debate in 1980 between challenger Ronald Reagan and President Jimmy Carter. Just two days before the Oct. 28 debate, Carter was eight points ahead in the Gallup poll.
A week after the debate, he lost to Reagan by nearly ten percentage points.
Reagan's debate quip, "There you go again," reminded voters of Carter's chronic crabbiness. Even more devastating was Reagan's final, direct question to American voters: "Are you better off than you were four years ago?"
No one, it seemed, could muster a "Yes!" Yet there was more to the 1980 campaign than the final game-changing debate rhetoric -- and some of the details are relevant to 2012.
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Here’s hoping.
obviously we hope to repeat 1980.
problem is, this is starting to get the feel of 1992, 1996, and 2008.
How could it mirror the 1980 race, when Ronald Reagan was an actual conservative, unlike Mitt Romney?
I love VDH, but "conservative?"
BARF!
Romney's a Socialist. He's just our Socialist, a little more centrist than 0bambi. That's much better. Just don't put lipstick on a pig and expect me to kiss it.
no bumper stickers.
(i’ve seen 3. and i live in an 80% Obama county.)
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lots of people saying they voted for Obama in 2008,
and won’t now.
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...do you know ANYONE saying the opposite?
one real person?
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Obama is down in EVERY demographic. even college students.
he’s down over 20% with Catholics and Jews.
I would like to see a repeat of the GOP victories in 1972 or 1984.
Obama is far worse than J Carter....
One minor little problem with that analysis: Romney ain’t Reagan.
Look at it this way with Romney and Ryan you got a great VP that might be president someday, but with Obama and Biden you have two terrible idiots. Romney won’t be perfect, but he will be 1000% better than Obama.
Also, unlike Romney, Reagan was downright likeable and endearing.
Also keep in Mind Reagan wasn’t loved by every republican until after the 1980 landslide. I was a huge fan, but there were many republicans that doubted his ability to win.
Also keep in Mind Reagan wasn’t loved by every republican until after the 1980 landslide. I was a huge fan, but there were many republicans that doubted his ability to win.
Also keep in Mind Reagan wasn’t loved by every republican until after the 1980 landslide. I was a huge fan, but there were many republicans that doubted his ability to win.
Also keep in Mind Reagan wasn’t loved by every republican until after the 1980 landslide. I was a huge fan, but there were many republicans that doubted his ability to win.
Also keep in Mind Reagan wasn’t loved by every republican until after the 1980 landslide. I was a huge fan, but there were many republicans that doubted his ability to win.
Hopefully 0bama’s snarkiness and his inner a**hole personality will be displayed in the debates.
Even here in Alabama where McCrummy won big in 2008, I saw lots of Obama yard posters and bumper stickers. I have not seen even ONE yard poster yet this year. The only bumper stickers are the old faded 2008 ones. Even those are hard to read. Even the ones here that voted for him last election are not openly saying they will do it again.
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