TransfemmeGoreVidal
Fulbright DNC
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« on: December 29, 2020, 10:47:44 PM » |
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Carter wins reelection in 1980 just barely, partly by dumping Mondale from the ticket and replacing him with Fritz Hollings to double down on a southern strategy. After such a narrow victory he becomes more popular throughout his second term as the economy improves. Meanwhile the right-wing of the GOP is blamed for losing in 80, Reaganites are purged from the party and the GOP nominates dark horse Minnesota governor Al Quie in 1984 after a heated primary battle who just barely manages to hold onto his homestate while losing to the Hollings-Glenn ticket in a massive landslide.
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