Feb 23, 1980.
In the New Hampshire primary, a single symbolic act dramatized the debut of Reagan's new image as a candidate and the demise of Bush's presidential hopes. It occurred during what wa...
Feb 23, 1980.
In the New Hampshire primary, a single symbolic act dramatized the debut of Reagan's new image as a candidate and the demise of Bush's presidential hopes. It occurred during what was scheduled to be a two-person debate between Bush and Reagan in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Feburary 23, the Saturday before balloting. As it turned out, Bush crumpled under pressure orchestrated by Reagan's camp.
Initially, both Reagan and Bush had seen advantages in a two-person debate sponsored by a local newspaper. When the FEC ruled that newspaper sponsorship of the debate amounted to an illegal campaign contribution and when Bush refused to pay half of the debate's cost, Reagan agreed to underwrite it himself.
Reagan then moved to include the other five contenders - a move that identified him both as a candidate and a unifier. When the other candidates showed up on stage, Bush froze.
As Reagan made his case for inclusion of the other candidates, the moderator ordered Reagan's mike turned off. Reagan responded, "I'm paying for this microphone, Mr. Green." The fact that the moderator's name was Breen seemed to matter little. The crowd cheered. When neither newspaper hosting the debate nor Bush would accede to the inclusion of the others, the other candidates left the stage. Reagan's prospects had been boosted, Bush's buried. Reagan carried New Hampshire 50% to Bush's 23%.
(Excerpted from "Packaging The Presidency: A History and Criticism of Presidential Campaign" by Kathleen Hall Jamieson)
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Take a closer look at today's government. Can you really tell the Republicans from the Democrats? It's like knowing which twin is which - and very ugly twins at that.
Maybe they are both ugly but they are definitly not twins. I can tell the difference. Neither parties should be spending. But 2008 ended a long time ago, and our current government has doubled down on the spending and wants to spend more. You see what their agenda is.
To say Carter's better than Reagan or Democrats are better than Republicans is like saying getting punched in the face is better than getting punched in the face AND the stomach. Holy Moses, is that all there is?
If, as you say, "Reagan's unemployment [was] . . . a direct result of Carter's mistakes while in office," why not blame Carter's unemployment on the mistakes of Gerald Ford?
You did not understand my last comment to you. What I had said is that you have spent a great deal of time commenting to everyone here of how Reagan was so terrible and Carter was better. That is what you have been saying right?
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Your public library probably has TEAR DOWN THIS MYTH and THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD. Read a chapter of each and take it from there.
Vote independent.
If, as you say, "Reagan's unemployment [was] . . . a direct result of Carter's mistakes while in office," why not blame Carter's unemployment on the mistakes of Gerald Ford?
Read the book "WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU UP TO, MR. PRESIDENT?", a summary of how 1979 was the beginning of the end for Jimmy Carter.