THE 1970S 1969 1979
JIMMY CARTER AS PRESIDENT
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Question
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Who ran against Carter in the 1980 election and won?
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Barack Obama
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David Cooke
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Ronald Reagan
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George Bush
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -1980 presidential election Aided by the Iran hostage crisis and a worsening economy at home marked by high unemployment and inflation, Reagan won the election in a massive landslide. The 1980 presidential election marked the beginning of the Reagan Era, and signified a conservative realignment in national politics.
Detailed explanation-2: -Democrat Jimmy Carter of Georgia defeated incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford from Michigan by a narrow victory of 297 electoral college votes to Ford’s 240.
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