1980 Election Pros And Cons

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At the start of the 1980 presidential election, there were many issues going on in the nation, such as double digit inflation, American hostages in Iran, rising unemployment, and the Cold War with the Soviet Union. "As the American presidential election season began in 1980, inflation was in double digits. Unemployment lingered at the then-high rate of 7 percent. And fifty-two American hostages remained in captivity in Iran" (Norton, Mary Beth. Chapter 28: Conservatism Revived 1980-1992. In A People and A Nation, p. 841). During the 1980 presidential election there were very distinct issues between President Jimmy Carter and Governor Ronald Reagan, both of whom had two very different views. What Carter supported, Reagan opposed, and what Reagan