This was the first presidential election in which Gus Hall and Angela Davis ran on the Communist Party ticket.
This was the first presidential election in which Gus Hall and Angela Davis ran on the Communist Party ticket. John B. Anderson was a third party candidate in this election. After being criticized for voting against Medicare, the eventual winner of this election stated "There you go again" during a debate. The incumbent in this election secured the nomination after details about the death of Mary Jo Kopechne on (*) Chappaquiddick Island ruined the possibility of Ted Kennedy receiving it. A primary challenger to this election's winner called his proposed economic policies "voodoo economics." This election's issues included the ongoing Iran Hostage Crisis. For 10 points, name this election in which incumbent Jimmy Carter was defeated by Ronald Reagan.
This was the first presidential election in which Gus Hall and Angela Davis ran on the Communist Party ticket.
presidential election of 1980 [prompt on the year 80; prompt on election won by Ronald Reagan or election between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan]