Since 1968, did each loser come off as more elitist?

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1988 was definitely the exception, and you can even make an argument for 1980 as Carter really never came of as elitist

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1988 was definitely the exception, and you can even make an argument for 1980 as Carter really never came of as elitist

That's true for 1980, though Reagan didn't either and like Carter four years earlier, he ran as some kind of outsider.

1988 could have been different if the Democrats didn't nominate a weak candidate who ran an incomptent campaign.

I think a Dem could have gotten 200 EV in 1988 but its hard for me to see them win in 1988 given fundamentals. In 2000 Gore would have won if he like HW Bush embraced the popular president he served under instead of running away from Clinton.

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All except '68 and '84. While Mondale was certainly seen as "out of touch" and Reagan made populist appeals against big government, the few regions he did well with indicate the working-class nature of the Democratic campaign.

Seems like Reagan did really good with WWC outside Appalachia