I wish I remembered more about that election. I was in college at the time, and the main issue of the day was the Iranian students lecturing the rest of the students about how evil the US was. Surprised more fights didn't break out than actually happened.
Came from a pro-union, Democrat family, but even by college, I couldn't vote for Carter. I had a negative impression of Reagan because of his years as governor of our state and what I now know was a massive MSM dump on him. At the time, that's where most of the political information came from other than family (read above).
Sadly, I went with John Anderson. My one and only non-GOP presidential vote. :redface:
Too bad you kept writing in Spiro Agnew every time.
I was 18 years old in 1976 and actually volunteered for the Reagan campaign. Did door-to-doors. I was young and had bell bottoms and long hair, so the staff thought I’d be great talking to the young generation!
So, Reagan lost to Ford. I HATED that RINO Ford!!! I was so pissed that I voted for Jimmy Carter in November.
I joined the Air Force that year and wound up serving for 22 years. During that time I was not allowed to work on any campaigns.
1980 was great. I was stationed on Cape Cod in Massachusetts at a radar site. I was on “swing” or evening shift on election evening. I was working with some democrat civilian technicians and I loved listening to the radio with them as the returns came in!!! I was so in their faces! Reagan even won Massachusetts!!!
After the shift I stayed up all night partying with some like minded friends. Didn’t have to go back on duty again until 1500, so no problem!
My story is exactly the same. I was in college in 1980, where people were asking, “Khomeini more days?” I remember predictions that Carter would win. My first vote for a presidential candidate was for John Anderson, and that was the only time I did not vote for the Republican.