[Clemenza]

Anderson’s voters were socially liberal suburbanites, many of whom now vote Dem. Even in looking solely at white America, this is a vastly different country than the one in 1980. If you were 30 in 1980, you are now 63.

[Will88]

Anderson’s voters were socially liberal suburbanites, many of whom now vote Dem.

Many of Anderson's votes were Rockefeller Republicans who'd been fighting against Reagan since 1976 and before, and Goldwater before that. And they are the same ones who've been trying to undo Reagan's conservatism since he left office, the same folks who gave up Dole, McCain, Romney and 'compassionate conservatism".

Anderson was a quirky candidate who took some votes from Carter and Reagan, a total of 8% of the vote in 1980.