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According
to *Newsweek* at the time, "John Anderson’s impact on
the race was largely overshadowed by the broad-based Reagan landslide.
It was in one sense tempting to view him as a spoiler; Anderson’s vote
was actually greater than Reagan’s margin of victory in thirteen
states, among them New York, Wisconsin, North-Carolina and Connecticut.
But had Anderson not run, Carter would have picked up barely half (49
per cent) of his vote; 37 per cent of Anderson voters said they would
have backed Reagan." (http://www.salon.com/2011/04/04/third_party_myth_easterbrook/)
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I see a parallel between Trump-Clinton?
&
1980's Reagan Carter
contest—both being the worst president in
history at the time—Carter
is now 3rd—I've
included the polling history above. In that race Reagan
(32%) trailed Jummy (39%) in early June/July. By early
August Reagan
was up 45% - 29%. That lead that dropped to 47% - 44% on
election
day.
But, Reagan won 51% - 41%,
winning all but four states
(including
Maryland), and DC. The term "silent majority' was born, and has
driven
Democrats nuts ever since (leading to the Left's war against the
"Christian coalition." Anyway, bookmark this so you can give me
the
raspberries after the election, or marvel at my political prescience. |
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