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==General election==

==General election==

Ford campaigned on his success in his short term in the White House, while Carter campaigned based on the discontent fostered by what is known as the [[Vietnam syndrome]] and [[Misery index]] -- an index that would later come back to haunt him in the [[United States presidential election, 1980|1980 election]].  Carter basically told the people to believe in him while being short on specifics as to what that meant.

Ford campaigned on his success in his short term in the White House, while Carter campaigned based on the discontent fostered by what is known as the [[Vietnam syndrome]] and [[Misery index]]—an index that would later come back to haunt him in the [[United States presidential election, 1980|1980 election]].  Carter basically told the people to believe in him while being short on specifics as to what that meant.

The live televised [[Presidential Debates]] also played an important part in the election - the first between presidential candidates since the Kennedy-Nixon debates of 1960.  Ford looked better in the first debate, but lost his support in the second due to a perceived gaffe he made about Eastern Europe -- which would prove to be true less than 15 years later.   

The live televised [[Presidential Debates]] also played an important part in the election - the first between presidential candidates since the Kennedy-Nixon debates of 1960.  Ford looked better in the first debate, but lost his support in the second due to a perceived gaffe he made about Eastern Europe—which would prove to be true less than 15 years later.   

In the final outcome, Carter narrowly beat Ford in the election.<ref> [[Encyclopedia of Presidents, Gerald Ford]], by Paul P. Sipiera, Children's Press, 1989, pp. 82-83. </ref> <ref> [[Encyclopedia of Presidents, James Carter]], by Linda R. Wade, Children's Press, 1989, pp. 53, 56-57.</ref>  Ford had been way behind in the polls and his return to make it a tight race was considered very impressive.   

In the final outcome, Carter narrowly beat Ford in the election.<ref>[[Encyclopedia of Presidents, Gerald Ford]], by Paul P. Sipiera, Children's Press, 1989, pp. 82-83.</ref><ref>[[Encyclopedia of Presidents, James Carter]], by Linda R. Wade, Children's Press, 1989, pp. 53, 56-57.</ref>  Ford had been way behind in the polls and his return to make it a tight race was considered very impressive.   

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<ref> [[A Pictoral History of the U.S. Presidents]], by Clare Gibson, Gramercy Books, 2001, p. 126. </ref>

<ref>[[A Pictoral History of the U.S. Presidents]], by Clare Gibson, Gramercy Books, 2001, p. 126.</ref>

==References==

==References==