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Originally Posted by OTM Al
The evidence presented does not prove the case you are trying to make. Carter was beaten down by the Iran hostage crisis and Reagan's side played right into that, thus the lopsided vote. Reagan won 50.7% of the popular vote to Obama's 52.9% to counter even your bad example.
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Ronald Reagan's 50.7% was diluted by the presence of a second Republican in the race (John Anderson) who ended up with 6.6% of the vote, and I seriously doubt those votes were from Democrats. I agree that the Iran hostage crisis worked to Carter's disadvantage, but no more so than economic issues.
