My first vote was in 1980 for Ronald Reagan.
I liked Reagan's platform of limited government and strong defense. I also thought that Carter was a terrible president and that it was actually dangerous for him to continue in office. I continue to believe that, and that belief has been reinforced by his recent behavior.
I never paid much attention to Anderson. I hated Carter and wanted him out, so I wasn't going to waste my vote on somebody who couldn't win.
I never liked the look of Anderson. Probably it's just an instinctive reaction to something about the way he looked...There are a lot of Elections where I would not have felt able to vote Democratic but 1980 is not one of them.
And I know that the American economy was in a mess in 1980.
