Reagan received 50.7% of the popular vote; Carter received 41.0%. That’s quite substantial, even considering that Anderson’s 6.6% likely hurt Carter somewhat more than Reagan in the popular vote. And for the metric that actually matters, Reagan won 90.8% of the vote – a complete blowout.
Respectfully, I tried to be really polite about the claim you never cited and never answered for, but I take offense at being called “mixed up” about electoral history by someone who baselessly posits that “a lot” of Americans in 1980 gave enough of a shit about Carter’s foreign policy toward South Africa to make them reluctant to vote for him.
You’ve got 1980 and 1984 mixed up.
Reagan was close to Carter and the third party candidate in 1980.
43.9 million for Reagan, 35.5 million for Carter, and 5.7 million for Anderson.
It was an electoral landslide.
In 1984 Reagan had survived an assassination attempt.
That was a massive win in terms of actual votes.
54 million for Reagan and only 37 for Mondale
Reagan received 50.7% of the popular vote; Carter received 41.0%. That’s quite substantial, even considering that Anderson’s 6.6% likely hurt Carter somewhat more than Reagan in the popular vote. And for the metric that actually matters, Reagan won 90.8% of the vote – a complete blowout.
Respectfully, I tried to be really polite about the claim you never cited and never answered for, but I take offense at being called “mixed up” about electoral history by someone who baselessly posits that “a lot” of Americans in 1980 gave enough of a shit about Carter’s foreign policy toward South Africa to make them reluctant to vote for him.
Have a nice day