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In 1980, Rarick again sought the AIP nomination, competing against Percy L. Greaves, Jr. (1906-1984), an economist from  New York, and James Schumacher of [[Arizona]].<ref name="arizonan-kdm">"Arizonan is nominated for presidency," ''The Kingman Daily Miner,'' August 31, 1980.</ref> Both Rarick and Greaves were described as advocating a "strictly defensive non-intervention[ist] foreign policy" while Schumacher spoke in favor of arming [[Israel]] "to the teeth" and the "complete destruction of the next country that invades Israel."<ref name="arizonan-kdm"/>  

In 1980, Rarick again sought the AIP nomination, competing against Percy L. Greaves, Jr. (1906-1984), an economist from  New York, and James Schumacher of [[Arizona]].<ref name="arizonan-kdm">"Arizonan is nominated for presidency," ''The Kingman Daily Miner,'' August 31, 1980.</ref> Both Rarick and Greaves were described as advocating a "strictly defensive non-intervention[ist] foreign policy" while Schumacher spoke in favor of arming [[Israel]] "to the teeth" and the "complete destruction of the next country that invades Israel."<ref name="arizonan-kdm"/>  

In a speech to 150 convention delegates, Rarick outlined a platform which opposed foreign aid and American participation in the United Nations, and citing his congressional votes against the [[Equal Rights Amendment]] and funding for [[abortion]].<ref name="arizonan-kdm"/> Rarick easily secured the nomination, winning the support of 64 delegates (84.2 percent) on the first ballot; Greaves had the support of 11 delegates (14. percent) and Schumacher had only a single supporter (1.3 percent).<ref name="aip80">Our Campaigns - US President,  AIP Convention Race, August 29, 1980.</ref> Rarick's running mate was Eileen Mary Knowland Shearer (1920-2003), the wife of AIP founder William Kennedy Shearer (1931-2007) and a cousin of the late U.S. Senator[[William F. Knowland]] (1908-1974) of California.

In a speech to 150 convention delegates, Rarick outlined a platform which opposed foreign aid and American participation in the United Nations, and citing his congressional votes against the [[Equal Rights Amendment]] and funding for [[abortion]].<ref name="arizonan-kdm"/> Rarick easily secured the nomination, winning the support of 64 delegates (84.2 percent) on the first ballot; Greaves had the support of 11 delegates (14. percent) and Schumacher had only a single supporter (1.3 percent).<ref name="aip80">Our Campaigns - US President,  AIP Convention Race, August 29, 1980.</ref> Rarick's running mate was Eileen Mary Knowland Shearer (1920-2003), the wife of AIP founder William Kennedy Shearer (1931-2007) and a cousin of the late U.S. Senator [[William F. Knowland]] (1908-1974) of California.

On the ballot in only eight states, Rarick finished in seventh place nationally, with 40,906 votes (just 0.05 percent).<ref> U.S. Election Atlas: 1980 Presidential General Election Results, March 3, 2016.

On the ballot in only eight states, Rarick finished in seventh place nationally, with 40,906 votes (just 0.05 percent).<ref> U.S. Election Atlas: 1980 Presidential General Election Results, March 3, 2016.</ref> Rarick's most respectable showings were in Louisiana, where he polled 10,333 votes (0.67 percent and about the same number that Maddox had obtained four years earlier) and in Alabama where he captured 15,010 votes (1.12 percent).<ref>U.S. Election Atlas: Presidential General Election Results for 1980 (Louisiana), March 3, 2016.</ref>

</ref> Rarick's most respectable showings were in Louisiana, where he polled 10,333 votes (0.67 percent and about the same number that Maddox had obtained four years earlier) and in Alabama where he captured 15,010 votes (1.12 percent).<ref>U.S. Election Atlas: Presidential General Election Results for 1980 (Louisiana), March 3, 2016.</ref>

Overall, his totals were so meager as to have been omitted from most presidential election tallies. He opposed the campaign of Republican [[Ronald Reagan]] for president that year on the grounds that Reagan, a former governor of California, was too accommodating to the [[welfare state]] to address the pressing national needs.

Overall, his totals were so meager as to have been omitted from most presidential election tallies. He opposed the campaign of Republican [[Ronald Reagan]] for president that year on the grounds that Reagan, a former governor of California, was too accommodating to the [[welfare state]] to address the pressing national needs.