Campaign 80 Highlights (Fall 1980: Part I)
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Fall 1980: Kickoff to the 1980 Presidential campaign
Former CA Governor Ronald Reagan (R) kicked off the general election campaign following the GOP National Convention by doing an aggressive campaign blitz in the South, with the goal of cutting into the Southern support of Vice President Jimmy Carter. On August 27th, Reagan generated controversy & backlash when he delivered a campaign speech at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, MS (the site of where three voting rights workers will killed 16 years earlier): Reagan boasted of "States' Rights" & getting the federal government off of the American people's backs. Of course when asked of the controversy, Reagan denied the speech was racially-charged.
Vice President Carter blasted Reagan's controversial campaign kickoff speech at the Neshoba County Fair saying Reagan would gut all civil rights protections if he wins the Presidency & would set the country back to the 1840s. "America cannot afford a Reagan presidency that would roll back civil rights protections, gutting the Equal Rights Amendment, or destroy the progress that we've worked hard to achieve in the nearly 20+ years. We cannot give an untested novice with no foreign policy experience the keys of the Presidency when foreign leaders will test the leader of the free world in times of crisis."
BREAKING: United States Senator Dennis DeConicini (D-AZ) endorsing Reagan for President
The Arizona Republic reported that United States Senator Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ) confirmed he plans on endorsing the presidential campaign of former CA Governor Ronald Reagan (R) saying that Americans need a fresh face leading the country after four chaotic years of the Brown administration. DeConcini cited law & order & getting tough on crime as well as cutting unnecessary domestic programs as the main factors.
August 31st, 1980: Gallup Polling Survey
President Jerry Brown Job Approval Rating
Approve: 35%
Disapprove: 59%
First Lady Linda Ronstadt Brown Approval Rating
Approve: 83%
Disapprove: 11%
Vice President Jimmy Carter Approval Rating
Approve: 39%
Disapprove: 57%
Second Lady Rosalynn Carter Approval Rating
Approve: 73%
Disapprove: 23%
US Secretary of State Cyrus Vance Approval Rating
Approve: 43%
Disapprove: 55%
US Secretary of Defense Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Approval Rating
Approve: 59%
Disapprove: 37%
Former CA Governor Ronald Reagan (R) kicked off the general election campaign following the GOP National Convention by doing an aggressive campaign blitz in the South, with the goal of cutting into the Southern support of Vice President Jimmy Carter. On August 27th, Reagan generated controversy & backlash when he delivered a campaign speech at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, MS (the site of where three voting rights workers will killed 16 years earlier): Reagan boasted of "States' Rights" & getting the federal government off of the American people's backs. Of course when asked of the controversy, Reagan denied the speech was racially-charged.
Vice President Carter blasted Reagan's controversial campaign kickoff speech at the Neshoba County Fair saying Reagan would gut all civil rights protections if he wins the Presidency & would set the country back to the 1840s. "America cannot afford a Reagan presidency that would roll back civil rights protections, gutting the Equal Rights Amendment, or destroy the progress that we've worked hard to achieve in the nearly 20+ years. We cannot give an untested novice with no foreign policy experience the keys of the Presidency when foreign leaders will test the leader of the free world in times of crisis."
BREAKING: United States Senator Dennis DeConicini (D-AZ) endorsing Reagan for President
The Arizona Republic reported that United States Senator Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ) confirmed he plans on endorsing the presidential campaign of former CA Governor Ronald Reagan (R) saying that Americans need a fresh face leading the country after four chaotic years of the Brown administration. DeConcini cited law & order & getting tough on crime as well as cutting unnecessary domestic programs as the main factors.
August 31st, 1980: Gallup Polling Survey
President Jerry Brown Job Approval Rating
Approve: 35%
Disapprove: 59%
First Lady Linda Ronstadt Brown Approval Rating
Approve: 83%
Disapprove: 11%
Vice President Jimmy Carter Approval Rating
Approve: 39%
Disapprove: 57%
Second Lady Rosalynn Carter Approval Rating
Approve: 73%
Disapprove: 23%
US Secretary of State Cyrus Vance Approval Rating
Approve: 43%
Disapprove: 55%
US Secretary of Defense Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Approval Rating
Approve: 59%
Disapprove: 37%