In addition, this election featured the first openly gay man to run for President, David McReynolds, as well as Ed Clark, who netted the Libertarian Party over one percent of the vote for the first time.
Candidates who ran for nomination in this election include Howard Baker and the first candidacy of Ben Fernandez. In addition, this election featured the first openly gay man to run for President, David McReynolds, as well as Ed Clark, who netted the Libertarian Party over one percent of the vote for the first time. Despite three Presidential debates being planned, only two of them occurred and only the last one featured both major candidates, as the Democratic nominee refused to debate the independent candidate John Anderson. The interest rate crisis and the Iran Hostage Crisis were primary issues, in, FTP, what election, which saw a Republican landslide by Ronald Reagan over Jimmy Carter?
Candidates who ran for nomination in this election include Howard Baker and the first candidacy of Ben Fernandez.
Election of {1980}