1980 Jimmy Carter/ Walter Mondale vs. Howard Baker/ Margaret Heckler

[Bo]

Baker wins in a landslide.

Baker/Heckler--434 EV
Carter/Modale--104 EV

[Bo]

Baker wins in a landslide.

Baker/Heckler--434 EV
Carter/Modale--104 EV

Why wouldn't Heckler help Baker win Massachusetts if Reagan won it with Bush though?

I figured due to the butterfly effect. You got to keep in mind that Reagan won MA by 0.15%--it could easily flip. This map was probably a best case scenario for Carter--NY & MA could easily switch.

[Bo]

I really wish he had been the nominee instead of Reagan. He would have been such a better president.

I'm just curious, what makes you think Baker would have been a better Prez than Reagan? Didn't he also support Trickle-Down Economics?

[Bo]

Explain, please?

Your map is way too friendly to Carter in my opinion. Baker was just as charismatic and more competent than Reagan. Why would he do that much worse against Carter?

[Bo]

Explain, please?

Your map is way too friendly to Carter in my opinion. Baker was just as charismatic and more competent than Reagan. Why would he do that much worse against Carter?

Baker was not as charismatic as Reagan nor did he have the idealistic appeal.

OK, well maybe you're right. Still, I think your map is an absolute best case scenario for Carter. I still think Baker would win IL, MI, and WI. I think most voters cared more about the high unemployment and inflation rates than about someone's cahrisma or lack of it.