[The Shrew]

If Ford had overturned Roe V. Wade right after Watergate it would have sunk him like a stone in the general election.

No one is suggesting that Ford could have overturned Roe vs. Wade.

Reagan won because of Carter's ineptitude. Again, he didn't deal with Roe V. Wade because he considered it settled law. It has not been an issue in any Presidential campaign except among the single-issue voters for more than thirty years and this is not going to change.

You consider the 1980 blowout - 489 electoral votes to 49 - to be caused by Carter's ineptitude? It was a wipeout. Abortion is an issue and it's an issue on both sides of the aisle. Do you remember 2004 when one of the main deciding issues was who would appoint the SC Justices? Why do you think anyone is interested in the Supreme Court?

Regards,

TS

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Abortion had little to do with reagan's historic victories in 1980 and 1984. The first was because of the Iranian hostage crisis and a recession. The second was because of a booming economy and the fact that Mondale was simply Carter Lite.

In 2004 the main issue was the Iraq War.