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The '''1980 presidential campaign of Jimmy Carter''' failed |
The '''1980 presidential campaign of Jimmy Carter''' failed in electing him to a second term as [[President of the United States]], during the [[1980 United States presidential election|U.S. presidential election]] on November 4, 1980. His running mate was the current [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]], [[Walter Mondale]]. Their [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] opponents, [[Ronald Reagan]] and his running mate [[George H. W. Bush|George H.W. Bush]], were inaugurated on January 20, 1981. |
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[[Jimmy Carter]] launched his successful [[Jimmy Carter 1976 presidential campaign|campaign in 1976]], |
[[Jimmy Carter]] launched his successful [[Jimmy Carter 1976 presidential campaign|campaign in 1976]], becoming the 39th President. During Carter's term, he was considered to have mishandled the [[Iran hostage crisis]], [[inflation]], severe [[economic downturn]], and low approval.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1977–1981: The Presidency of Jimmy Carter |url=https://history.state.gov/milestones/1977-1980/foreword |url-status=dead |access-date=2024-04-23}}</ref> In the [[1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries]], he lost 12 states and [[Washington, D.C.|Washington D.C.]] However, he still won the remaining states, and was nominated to the [[1980 Democratic National Convention]] with 1,984 delegates. |
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Reagan and Bush challenged Carter in the general election.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shogan |first=Colleen |date=2004-11-24 |title=Reagan’s 1980 Campaign |url=https://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/event/shogan.pdf |url-status=dead |access-date=2024-04-23}}</ref> Reagan talked the most about the hostage crisis and the economy. In the [[1980 United States presidential debates#Debate list|second debate]] between Carter and Reagan, Reagan openly criticized him over the crisis; some said it was for that reason that Carter lost the election.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-18 |title=PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE OF 1980 {{!}} Encyclopedia of Cleveland History {{!}} Case Western Reserve University |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/p/presidential-debate-1980 |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=case.edu |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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| Campaign | 1980 Democratic primaries 1980 U.S. presidential election |
| Candidate | Jimmy Carter 39th President of the United States (1977–1981) Walter Mondale 42nd Vice President of the U.S. (1977–1981) |
| Affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Status | Official nominee: August 11, 1980 Lost election: November 4, 1980 |
| Headquarters | United States |
The 1980 presidential campaign of Jimmy Carter failed in electing him to a second term as President of the United States, during the U.S. presidential election on November 4, 1980. His running mate was the current Vice President, Walter Mondale. Their Republican opponents, Ronald Reagan and his running mate George H.W. Bush, were inaugurated on January 20, 1981.
Jimmy Carter launched his successful campaign in 1976, becoming the 39th President. During Carter's term, he was considered to have mishandled the Iran hostage crisis, inflation, severe economic downturn, and low approval.[1] In the 1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries, he lost 12 states and Washington D.C. However, he still won the remaining states, and was nominated to the 1980 Democratic National Convention with 1,984 delegates.
Reagan and Bush challenged Carter in the general election.[2] Reagan talked the most about the hostage crisis and the economy. In the second debate between Carter and Reagan, Reagan openly criticized him over the crisis; some said it was for that reason that Carter lost the election.[3]
Background
Jimmy Carter, born in Plains, Georgia, the 39th president of the United States at that time, served in the United States Navy and passed the United States Naval Academy. He then ran for the Georgia State Senate and was successful. In 1971, he participated and continued to win, elected Governor of Georgia. Carter's family history was once a traditional farmer.[4]
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Carter participated in his first presidential campaign on December 12, 1974, he participated in the 1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries, he defeated all his opponents with 1,130 delegates, he was then nominated in the 1980 Democratic National Convention, during his 1976 campaign, he challenged then-president Gerald Ford over the Vietnam War and the economy as well as the quality of people's lives at that time.[5]
Carter debated with Ford three times from September 23 – October 22, 1976, after the debate, he then won the U.S. presidential election on November 2, 1976 with 297 electoral votes and 50.1% popular votes, was one of the elections with the most disparate vote rates. He assumed the presidency on January 20, 1977 and worked in the White House for four years before Ronald Reagan defeated him on November 4, 1980 and took office on January 20, 1981.
Nomination
1980 Democratic primaries
In the Democratic presidential primaries, Carter faced a strong candidate, Senator Ted Kennedy, Kennedy challenged him with his campaign in the primaries, Kennedy talked about the crisis in Iran, rising oil prices and economic stagnation, Kennedy also spoke about the low approval ratings of the Carter administration towards the end of his term,[6] in response, Carter said that if Kennedy ran against him in primary election, he will "kick his ass".[7] In the Massachusetts primary, he lost to his opponent Kennedy with 34 delegates compared to Kennedy's 78 delegates, this was a big blow for Carter and he will probably become the last president to lose a primary until President Joe Biden lost to Jason Palmer in American Samoa,[8] although he still won most of the states and only missed 12 states and Washington D.C., however, his approval rating is still very low even after winning most of the remaining states.
After the Democratic primaries ended, Carter received a total of 1,984 delegates and 51.1% popular votes compared to Kennedy with about 1,237 delegates and 37.6% popular votes, this was one of the rare times that a sitting president won. lose the most delegates to others, as well as the number of popular votes, because Carter's approval numbers at the end of his term remained very low.[9]
1980 Democratic National Convention
After winning the Democratic primaries, Carter was nominated at the Democratic National Convention in New York City, where he chose Walter Mondale as vice president again.[10]
Main competitor
Ronald Reagan, a member of the Republican Party as well as former Governor of California and an actor, announced his 1980 presidential campaign on November 13, 1979, after which he participated in the presidential primaries of the Republican Party and won 1,407 delegates, he then chose George H. W. Bush as vice president at the 1980 Republican National Convention, where he won the nomination to face Carter in the 1980 general election.[11] Reagan frequently criticized Carter for the crisis in Iran, economic stagnation, rising inflation, and falling approval ratings. Carter criticized Reagan's age and his indiscretions, saying " he lacks the connection with his home California voter base to oppose him", Carter also added that Reagan "is a warmonger and cannot be trusted with his nuclear arsenal".[12] Carter attempted to deny Reagan's campaign $29.4 million (equivalent to $108,718,255 in 2023) in campaign funds, dependent on conservative groups that raised $60 million to help he was elected—an amount exceeding the campaign fund limit. Carter's effort was later rejected by the Federal Election Commission.[12]
Election day
In the 1980 presidential election, Carter lost to Reagan when Reagan received 489 electoral votes and 50.8% popular votes while Carter only received 49 electoral votes and 41.0% popular votes, Reagan carried 44 states and Carter carried 6 states with Washington D.C., this is one of the elections where the presidential candidate defeated the incumbent president in a landslide, Carter only kept Georgia, Minnesota, Washington D.C., Rhode Island, West Virginia and Hawaii for him.[13]
Before the election, both Carter and Reagan debated in Cleveland, Ohio on October 28, 1980, where the two talked about military, economics, inflation, politics, and the hostage crisis in Iran, Reagan later famously said during the debate which "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" to refer to inflation and Carter's economy compared to 4 years ago when it was worse.[14]
Results:
Source - Official 1980 Presidential Election Results
Aftermath
After Carter's 1980 campaign failed, he became involved in many national and international public policy, conflict resolution, human rights, and philanthropic activities through the Carter Foundation, for which Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his post-presidential work in finding peaceful solutions to international conflicts.[15]
Carter and Reagan both lived post-president for more than 10 years until Reagan died in 2004 due to his worsening Alzheimer's disease, Carter also attended his funeral, Carter is the oldest former president at age 99.[16][17]
References
- ^ "1977–1981: The Presidency of Jimmy Carter". Retrieved 2024-04-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Shogan, Colleen (2004-11-24). "Reagan's 1980 Campaign" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-04-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE OF 1980 | Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University". case.edu. 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Jimmy Carter". The Carter Center. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ Krukones, Michael G. (1985). "The Campaign Promises of Jimmy Carter: Accomplishments and Failures". Presidential Studies Quarterly. 15 (1): 136–144. ISSN 0360-4918.
- ^ Davies, Dave (2019-01-17). "How Ted Kennedy's '80 Challenge To President Carter 'Broke The Democratic Party'". NPR. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Press: Whip His What?". Time. 1979-06-25. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ Reporter, James Bickerton US News (2024-03-06). "Joe Biden is first incumbent president to lose a primary in 44 years". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ Perry, Tim (2016-05-23). "Political Playback: A look back at the 1980 Democratic Convention - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Article clipped from Hawaii Tribune-Herald". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. 1980-08-10. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Ronald Reagan: Campaigns and Elections | Miller Center". millercenter.org. 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ a b "The Michigan Daily - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "THE ELECTION OF 1980" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-04-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Are You Better Off Than You Were 4 Years Ago?". www.hks.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2002". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ Bumiller, Elisabeth; Becker, Elizabeth (2004-06-08). "THE 40TH PRESIDENT: THE PLANS; Down to the Last Detail, a Reagan-Style Funeral". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Weekend-long Celebration Marks President Carter's 99th Birthday | National Archives". www.archives.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
