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Sensei
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« on: April 11, 2007, 09:13:23 PM »
« edited: April 11, 2007, 09:17:52 PM by senseiofj324 »
How much more lopsided/ closer do you think the 1980 race would have been if only Reagan and Carter had run without Anderson in the mix at all.
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« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2007, 09:24:28 PM »
It's very hard to determine.  Anderson was just another person to attack Carter.  As soon as Anderson entered the race, Carter went from about 60% in the polls to less than 50%.  If Anderson wasn't in the race, the whole dynamic would've changed.  Remember that Carter was actually leading the polls most of the campaign.  In the end, I think it would have been pretty close, possibly something like this:



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« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2007, 09:32:25 PM »
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« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2007, 06:16:16 PM »
Why was Anderson taking votes away from Carter?  He was a Republican wasn't he?
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Michael Z
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« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2007, 06:27:44 PM »
Quote from: KucinichforPrez on April 16, 2007, 06:16:16 PM
Why was Anderson taking votes away from Carter?  He was a Republican wasn't he?

Yeah, but he was a social liberal. AFAIK he advocated the legalisation or decriminalisation of cannabis.
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« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2007, 07:51:05 PM »
Quote from: Michael Z on April 16, 2007, 06:27:44 PM
Quote from: KucinichforPrez on April 16, 2007, 06:16:16 PM
Why was Anderson taking votes away from Carter?  He was a Republican wasn't he?

Yeah, but he was a social liberal. AFAIK he advocated the legalisation or decriminalisation of cannabis.

He also wanted to raise the gas tax fifty cents.  If we only people had listened. . .
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