Reagan Revolution Pros And Cons

United States presidential election of 1980, American presidential election in which Republican Ronald Reagan defeated Democratic Pres. Jimmy Carter. This election marked the beginning of what is called the "Reagan Revolution" or Reagan Era, and signified a conservative realignment in national politics. Throughout the 1970s, the United States went through a wrenching period of low economic growth, high inflation and interest rates, and intermittent energy crises. The general election campaign between Carter and Reagan that concerned the voters are double-digit inflation, rising unemployment, the crisis in Iran, and the Cold War with the Soviet Union. To expand on the issue of the Iran, On November 4, 1979, a group of Iranian students

I can honestly say that I was very intrigued by this campaign video. At first, I didn’t like the fact that Reagan was dishonoring Jimmy Carter’s reputation and putting him down like he wasn’t any good. However, afterwards when he went into peace and talked about what he will do if elected. He talked about sitting down and working out a solution to have peace with the Soviet Union. The images definitely brought my attention to the “Peace” video. It appealed to me that he had the best hopes for the people and the United States. The second video that I watched was “Podium,” Reagan, 1980 on The Living Room Candidate. I didn’t enjoy this video not even a little bit, honestly it would have made me not vote for Reagan. The “Podium” was very simple with one background and have big major points pop out. I don’t think it’s the right way to run an election by putting another candidate down. I believe that in order to have a fair an election is by playing nice to each other. You don’t need to win a campaign by knocking down your opponent, just be true to

Ronald Reagan with running mate George H.W. Bush beat Carter. Republicans also gained control of the Senate for the first time in twenty-five years on Reagan's coattails. In the end, Ronald Reagan won the electoral vote 489 to 49, and enjoyed a 10 percent bulge in the popular vote. Though many call the election the dawn of the "Reagan Revolution," it's clear that the tectonic shift in American politics was well underway during the Carter presidency (pbs) Carter carried only six states and the District of Columbia. Reagan won just over 50 percent of the vote, while Carter captured 41 percent. Carter became the first elected incumbent to be defeated for reelection as president since Herbert Hoover lost to Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. Reagan, at age 69, became the oldest president-elect in the country’s