“Reagan was able to win because of the lousy economy, the gas lines, stratospheric interest rates, the Carter malaise, and the Iran hostages, and the MSM didn’t appear to be that much in the tank with Carter, as they are now with Obama.”
Carter would have still won, if not for the killer rabbit.
Don't think so. Carter apologists back then even blamed Illinois Congressman John Anderson for throwing the race to Reagan.
Two problems with this theory:
- Anderson was a moderate Republican from Illinois who openly courted the RINO vote which didn't like Reagan much.
- If every Anderson vote had gone to Carter, Reagan would have still won with over 330 electoral votes.
(Green states would have swung from Reagan to Carter if every Anderson vote had gone to Carter)