What exactly about 1980 caused the dramatic coattail effect to flip the Senate to the GOP? How come these coat tails weren't in effect for 1972 (I believe the GOP lost in the house) and 1984 (no real change) which were bigger presidential landslides? Was it the money from the conservative interest groups or the candidates on the senate ticket?
Because 1980 had an very unpopular president running for reelection which the Republican used against all there Democratic opponents. 1972 and 1984 was just McGovern being to radical and Reagan being very popular while there parties werent as unpopular as McGovern was or as Popular as Reagan. 1994 was the true ideological revolution though because it is called the Republican Revolution while 1980 was just called the Reagan Revolution
