Anderson was the guy running on the 50 cent/gal gasoline tax platform. That’s about $1.50 today.
I was brain-dead back then so I can’t even remember why I liked him. Anderson said he was a fiscal conservative and moderate on social issues, as I recall. Lots of people were running, and it all seemed so chaotic and reactionary to Jimmy Carter. Even Ted Kennedy gave it a go to show how delusional it all was.