[C. Edmund Wright]

Rush and I are about the same age. I share your recollection that social issues played no important role in the 1980 election. Reagan's campaign was primarily about two things: (1) challenging the Soviet Union by restoring US military strength; (2) restoring economic prosperity by lowering marginal tax rates and reducing the growth of the federal government.

Glad you shared that, and glad to know we remember the same campaign the same way. It is stunning to me, STUNNING, to see Rush make this false comparison. Correcting such falsehoods is what he has done for 23 years. This is tremendous slippage in my opinion, and with potentially dire consequences.

[al baby]

I think Rush may be using again

[A.Hun]

You are incorrect. A centerpiece of Reagan’s campaign was his pro life stance. Prayer in school was another big issue as was school busing.

He was very much a social conservative, and was quite outspoken about it.

The economic and foreign policy issues were the main driver of the debate that election, but social issues did play heavily in it.

You can trust Rush’s memory....libs hated Reagan for his social stances.