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| − | President [[Ronald Reagan]] was still popular and approved of by the time came for him to be reelected. While Reagan easily won the Republican nomination with hardly any dissent, Democrats searched hard to find a candidate they thought could win. They eventually chose former Vice President | + | President [[Ronald Reagan]] was still popular and approved of by the time came for him to be reelected. While Reagan easily won the Republican nomination with hardly any dissent, Democrats searched hard to find a candidate they thought could win. They eventually chose former Vice President [[Walter Mondale]] as their candidate. Mondale surprised America by choosing Representative [[Geraldine Ferraro]] as his running-mate. Despite his popularity, Reagan campaigned hard for reelection; however he seemed to look rather exhausted in the first of the [[Presidential Debates]]. However, by the second debate he appeared fresh and experienced. Reagan was able to win the election with a landslide majority over Mondale. <ref> [[Encyclopedia of Presidents]], by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1989, pp. 71-73. </ref> |
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Revision as of 20:46, January 10, 2008
President Ronald Reagan was still popular and approved of by the time came for him to be reelected. While Reagan easily won the Republican nomination with hardly any dissent, Democrats searched hard to find a candidate they thought could win. They eventually chose former Vice President Walter Mondale as their candidate. Mondale surprised America by choosing Representative Geraldine Ferraro as his running-mate. Despite his popularity, Reagan campaigned hard for reelection; however he seemed to look rather exhausted in the first of the Presidential Debates. However, by the second debate he appeared fresh and experienced. Reagan was able to win the election with a landslide majority over Mondale. [1]
| candidates | popular vote | electoral vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald Reagan | 54, 450, 603 | 525 |
| Walter Mondale | 37, 573, 671 | 13 |
| David Bergland | 227, 949 | 0 |
| Lyndon Larouche | 76, 773 | 0 |
| Sonia Johnson | 72, 153 | 0 |
| Bob Richards | 62, 371 | 0 |
| Dennis Serrette | 47, 209 | 0 |
| Gus Hall | 35, 561 | 0 |
| Mel Mason | 24, 687 | 0 |
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Presidents, by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1989, pp. 71-73.
- ↑ A Pictoral History of the U.S. Presidents, by Clare Gibson, Gramercy Books, 2001, p. 127.