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Winfield
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« on: March 16, 2006, 11:17:01 AM » |
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Carter's performance as President left much to be desired in a leader. By the election of 1980, Carter was a discredited President. He had proven himself to to be a weak and ineffective leader, and did not inspire the confidence of Americans by 1980. The economy was in a "malaize," and the Iran hostage incident reflected very poorly on Carter's abilities to properly handle an international crisis.
John Anderson makes a surprise pick for Vice President, the young, dynamic Governor of Virginia, John Dalton, more conservative than Anderson, and from the south.
Anderson/Dalton 362
Carter/Mondale 176
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