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Could Ronald Reagan have defeated Teddy Kennedy in 1980 Presidential Election?
Ted Kennedy challenged President Jimmy Carter in the 1980 Democratic Primaries and Convention. Carter won, primarily thanks to Primary/Convention Rules of the time regarding delegates. The Dems changed the rules because of 1980 and if today's rules were in place in 1980, Kennedy would have defeated Carter at the Convention and faced Reagan in the 1980 General Election. So Reagan vs Kennedy. Who wins and why?
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- tfoley5000Lv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Well reagan would have a tough time with ted kennedy but he would still win barely, carter did failed america while president why he had things easy that year.
- gosam777Lv 71 decade ago
Ted Kennedy could never have won the nomination, much less a national election because of Chappaquiddick
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Definitely Reagan. If I remember correctly, he was handsome, popular, knew what people wanted and did what people wanted. Carter's numerous failures also helped.
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- Little PrincessLv 71 decade ago
Reagan. The memories of Chappaquiddick were still fresh in people's minds.
