Presidential Debate Between Reagan And Carter

Anderson only participated in the first debate while the democratic nominee and incumbent president jimmy carter participated in the second debate.

Presidential debate between reagan and carter. In baltimore reagan vs. 28 which seemed to move voter. Reagan won the election by a landslide taking a large majority of the electoral vote and 50 7 of the popular vote. 1980 presidential debates the news in 1980 was carter not participating in the first general election debate because of the presence of independent candidate john anderson and reagan.

Most historians consider this a turning. Carter attacked reagan as a dangerous right wing extremist and warned that reagan would cut medicare and social security. In cleveland reagan vs. In 1980 georgia s own president jimmy carter declined to take part in a presidential debate between then california governor ronald reagan and third party candidate john anderson.

The second presidential debate is the second most watched debate in american history. A former governor of california republican ronald reagan brought the conservative movement into the halls of power by defeating incumbent jimmy carter. Reagan received the highest number of electoral votes ever won by a non incumbent presidential candidate. Independent candidate john b.

Carter other historical debate series. In 1980 ronald reagan and jimmy carter debated one time a few days before the election. The republican nominee ronald reagan participated in both debates. In this clip the candidates focus on medicare and reagan utters h.

Excerpts from the 1980 presidential debates between president jimmy carter and governor ronald reagan. Held on october 28 1980 the debate between former california governor ronald reagan and incumbent president jimmy carter covers the issues of inflation the energy crisis and terrorism.