Was that the night Americans had a “temper tantrum” according to Peter Jennings of ABC because a bunch of Democratic All Stars had gotten the boot? I guess that one came later.
On one of the networks I remember the shocked commentator exclaiming that he didn’t even KNOW anyone who had voted for Reagan. I always wondered if the irony escaped him?
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Yeah Lesley, that was it. Four years of double digit inflation, high unemployment, failed energy policies and failed foreign policy had nothing to do with it.
Liberals are such morons.
May that video be a preview of November 6, 2012. Possible, not because Mitt Romney is so much like Reagan, but because Obama is SO MUCH WORSE than Carter!
However, as El Rushbo said today....Last night’s victory speech was the best Willard has made in this entire 2012 campaign so far.
Harry Reasoner was so P.O’d he’d lost his ability to REASON!
And we’ve assumed in recent years that they’ve somehow have gotten worse.
They were just as bad. Dufus#2, who spoke immediately after Dufus One (Walter), said that Reagan’s support was “wide but not deep”... that’s how he described an (at that moment) 51%-42% thumping!!!!!
Dan Rather said, “Walter, when you say ‘Why did Jimmy Carter win’...”
He can’t even SPEAK what happened!!!
Cronkite sounds like he wants to go drink a bottle of scotch and hang himself.
Thanks for posting. Except for the Dwight Yoakam concert in Reno last Saturday night, this is about the best time I’ve had this week!
Another thing I find “funny” is they’ve changed the colors of the “parties”. I’ve told everyone that in the “old” days, they always showed the Democrats as red.
I think they changed it because the Democrats are truly RED and they trying to change the perception of this fact.
Election Night 1984 - part 1 of 4!!
At about 3:32 of this clip of where Mondale is finishing speaking you can hear someone whoop it up and clap in the newsroom.
You can sense the sheer panic in Moscow and Tehran.
I remember that election very well. I was about 9 years into my military career and after 4 years of peanut brain everyone I knew at the time was overjoyed that Reagan was our new CINC.
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I remember that night distinctly - my best friend [a BIG Lib - forgive me ...] and I were having some people over to my place to watch the election returns ...
We had a BIG bet on who was gonna win ...
Anyway, we were running a bit late and stopped off to buy a case of beer at the corner store about 7:55 pm ...
My friend popped in to get the beer, with me in the car - engine running ...
The national news came on the radio at 8:00 pm, he came out at 8:01 pm with the beer. I turn to him and say, “Reagan won ...” ...
He flipped his friggin’ lid !!! Election called [via exit polling] at 8:01 pm !!! I NEVER laughed so hard in my life !!!
UNCLE Walt is LOADED OMG ROFL
Classic you could tell the dude was hitting so called adult beverage ROFL
I do remember CBS coverage on 1980s election
LOL The polls over the weekend said 3% difference.
My 3rd grade teachers literally had tears in their eyes....after all, some cowboy was going to get us killed.
Back in the day when GOP states were blue.