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Republicans like Eisenhower, Nixon and Bush all got re-elected after first terms of job losses. (Reagan is the only Republican post WWII to post first term job
by blululu 5y ago
Republicans like Eisenhower, Nixon and Bush all got re-elected after first terms of job losses. (Reagan is the only Republican post WWII to post first term job gains). If the economy were the end all be all, then there would be no need to have a disrespectful slogan to score ideological points.
- mytailorisrich 5y agoThe situation was especially dire under Carter, not least when the energy crisis struck at the end of his term. The humiliation that was the Iran Hostage Crisis (also towards the end of his term) did not help. And so Reagan moved in and vowed to "make America great again". This has nothing to do with ideology and my comment was not an ideological attack. People are first and foremost concerned about their lives and livelihoods. Considering the economic situation over Carter's term it was always going to be an uphill struggle to be re-elected. PS: that quote is by an adviser of Bill Clinton's during his successful campaign against Bush and, I believe, was on the wall of their campaign HQ... I'm sure no-one felt disrespected or insulted.
- blululu 5y agoThanks for clarifying. Carter was dealt a bad hand and his re-election prospects were never good. But one could easily imagine that if Operation Eagle Claw had succeeded and the American Hostages had been rescued, then he would have been re-elected inspite of stagflation. My point is that it is not always so simple.