[Al B.]

Harris Poll January 29, 1980:

CARTER NOW FAR AHEAD OF BOTH REAGAN AND BUSH

"President Carter so dominates the American political scene now that his margin over Ronald Reagan in a post-Iowa trial heat has risen to an overwhelming 65-31 percent."

Also, Time magazine ran a big story in March of that year basically saying Reagan was unelectable. Gallup had a poll in that time frame with Reagan down 25 points.

[onyx]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
You’re the best, Al B.!

How about the facts, there stormer?

[SoConPubbie]

Nonsense. Reagan barely lost the nomination in ‘76 to incumbent Gerry Ford, and in 1980 got over 50% of votes in a race that had a strong 3rd part contender. This whole meme about Reagan’s unpopularity is a myth. It wasn’t until after he was elected that his popularity took a dive. In November of 82, Reagan’s job disapproval rating was 47%, the same as Obama’s is today.

Stormer,

You want to revise your earlier comments or just keep blathering about something you know nothing about?