Deciphering the Complexity Issues that Reshaped Reagan's Campaign

Both Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter received overwhelmingly negative coverage on TV news during the 1980 general election campaign. But in 1984 the Democratic ... In 1984, President Ronald Reagan answered the age question with a clever joke that reset his campaign from a stumbling debate performance to ... Abernathy, after professing his support for Reagan, said he opposed President Carter 'on behalf of poor black people who can't make it under ... When the party of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and two George Bushes met in Milwaukee this summer to renominate former President ... That was not apparent to most Americans when Reagan made his national debut in behalf of Barry Goldwater in 1964. The New Deal coalition created by President ... Abstract. While scholars have studied the manner in which the Christian Right supported President Reagan, they have neglected to examine Reagan's support for ... Former Vice President Walter Mondale would challenge Reagan, running a campaign that would attack the economic policies of the incumbent, would prove to not be ... This paper focuses on a fascinating paradox of his presidency: By seeking to talk to Soviet leaders and end the Cold War, Reagan helped to win it. The 40th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's landslide re-election in 1984. But Donald Trump and his supporters seem keen on keeping the memory of Reagan alive. From Afghanistan to climate change, Carter's presidency charted the course for future US presidents.