sg0508
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« on: May 31, 2014, 09:32:24 PM » |
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Carter carried NY for a few reasons over Ford:
1) Ford was in a tough spot after the GOP primary. Choosing Bob Dole as his VP candidate was a disaster. New York was obviously loyal to Gov. Rockefeller who was the alternate, moderate choice. Usually, the VP choice doesn't make a big difference in certain states, but this one probably did.
2) Ford's margins on Long Island (strongly GOP prior to the mid 90s) was very, very weak. Carter won 47% in the burbs of Nassau/Suffolk, which at the time, was a very strong Democratic showing.
3) Mondale's presence on the ticket may have helped Carter here. Coming from Georgia with NY being competitive at the presidential level at that time, many New Yorkers didn't connect with him very well, but the more liberal Mondale from MN appealed, similar to Hubert Humphrey.
Again, I think the VP choices from both sides did in fact make a difference in this particular state.
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