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United States presidential election, 1980 (view source)
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[[Image:PresElection1980.PNG|right|300px|thumb|1980 presidential election results]]
President [[Jimmy Carter]] had lost the confidence of America due to economic problems and the hostages in Iran. Still, [[Democrat]]s rallied to Carter and nominated him as their candidate for the 1980 presidential election. At the time, several candidates fervently sought the [[Republican]] nomination for the Presidency. Former CIA director [[George H. W. Bush]] was a leading candidate and was actually winning. Former [[Hollywood]] [[actor]] and [[conservative]] two term [[Governor]] of [[California]], [[Ronald Reagan]], however badly wanted the nomination and made many more speaking ceremonies. Reagan was then able to sweep the primaries and win the nomination. He would like to have had former President [[Gerald Ford]] as his running-mate, but Ford wanted more presidential power than Reagan was willing to give him. Reagan instead chose his lead rival, George H. W. Bush, as his running-mate.
President [[Jimmy Carter]] had lost the confidence of America due to economic problems and the hostages in Iran. Still, [[Democrat]]s rallied to Carter and nominated him as their candidate for the 1980 presidential election. At the time, several candidates fervently sought the [[Republican]] nomination for the Presidency. Former CIA director [[George H. W. Bush]] was a leading candidate and was actually winning. Former [[Hollywood]] [[actor]] and [[conservative]] two term [[Governor]] of [[California]], [[Ronald Reagan]], however badly wanted the nomination and made many more speaking ceremonies. Reagan was then able to sweep the primaries and win the nomination. He would like to have had former President [[Gerald Ford]] as his running-mate, but Ford wanted more presidential power than Reagan was willing to give him. Reagan instead chose his lead rival, George H. W. Bush, as his running-mate.