To: Az Joe
The amount of early voting, voting by mail, and voter fraud was minuscule in 1980 compared to what we have today. Reagan was also a known political figure. Trump is a massive wildcard politically. I don’t know if Trump plays to the middle as well as Reagan, even when compared to evil reincarnated as Hillary. And where Reagan appealed to the blue dog/conservative DEMs, that group is almost non-existent in America today.
7 posted on
10/25/2016 3:13:57 PM PDT by
CatOwner
To: CatOwner
Sounds like you're concerned.
13 posted on
10/25/2016 3:24:02 PM PDT by
Ken H
(Best election ever!)
To: CatOwner; Liz; The Mayor
Reagan was also a known political figure The media treated him the same way they treat Trump. They viewed his candidacy as a "joke". He was an actor, not a politician. I recall that election so well - the anxiety leading up to election day with the polls predicting a Carter win by a large margin, the election map where even the most democtatic states, like NY, turned red as the returns cam in, the dismayed expressions of the media ... and the early call, before the CA polls closed. It was so gratifying!
21 posted on
10/25/2016 3:52:36 PM PDT by
NYer
(Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy them. Mt 6:19)
To: CatOwner
Yes, 1980 is a long time ago
35 posted on
10/25/2016 4:50:39 PM PDT by
Az Joe
(Desu Hoc Vult!! The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time....)
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