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2007-01-24 12:13:30 · 12 answers · asked by md_free23 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
False. He won by a landslide, particularly since he ran against an incumbent. He carried 46 states.
2007-01-24 12:18:51 · answer #1 · answered by Fred C. Dobbs 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
False it was a landslide.
In the 1980 Presidential Election, the Republican candidate, Ronald Reagan of California soundly defeated President Jimmy Carter, winning 43,901,812 popular votes (50.9%) against Jimmy Carter’s 35,483,820 votes (41.1%). Ronald Reagan’s showing with the electoral college was even more impressive, winning 489 votes against Carter’s 49.
2007-01-24 20:19:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Both True AND False
From the Straight Dope Webpage:
"POPULAR vote wise? If Reagan's 1980 victory was an avalanche, I'm Wilt Chamberlain. Ron got 50.7 percent of the popular vote, which is nothing compared to the landslide champs: LBJ in 1964 (61.0 percent), FDR in 1936 (60.8 percent), and Nixon in 1972 (60.7 percent).
"Since only 53.9 percent of the voting-age population actually voted in 1980 (the lowest percentage since 1948), Ron got a scant 27.3 percent of the eligible vote, which is pretty terrible.
If you look at margin of victory in the popular vote, he does a little better, but not much. He beat Carter by 9.7 percent, which ranks him around 12th or so on the landslide list, way behind the leaders: Harding in 1920 (26.4 percent), Coolidge in 1924 (25.2 percent), and FDR in 1936 (24.3 percent).
"When we get to electoral college vote, though, things start picking up. Reagan got 90.9 percent of the electoral votes cast, good enough for 7th behind George Washington's two elections (100 percent each time), Monroe in 1820 (99.6 percent), FDR in 1936 (98.5 percent), Nixon in 1972 (96.6 percent), and Jefferson in 1804 (92.0 percent)"
2007-01-24 21:00:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
False, Reagan received nearly ten times as many electoral votes a carter (489 to 49), with about ten percent more of the popular vote.
Very, very false.
*update* Why do I have two "thumbs down"? This isn't about opinion, it's a very real fact. Somebody must really hate Reagan.
2007-01-24 20:19:58 · answer #4 · answered by Richardson '08 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
False.
It was a three-way race, and Reagan TROUNCED Carter. Reagan won the popular vote 50.75% to Carter's 41.01% and got 45 out of 50 states. Carter only won in five states.
2007-01-24 20:21:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
False Carter gave in 2hrs. before all the votes we're in. He won by a landslide
2007-01-24 20:20:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Is this a lesson in ancient history? Was there a purpose to this question?
2007-01-24 20:27:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hilarously false
2007-01-24 20:21:00 · answer #8 · answered by John 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
False if you are talking about the electoral college. Which is of course the thing that counts.
True by any other examination I have done.
2007-01-24 20:20:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Very False
http://www.historycentral.com/elections/1980elec.html
http://www.historycentral.com/elections/1980elec.html
2007-01-24 20:19:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋