RonSupportsYouYou, @TonyStark wrote: "Ronald Reagan ushered in the downfall of the middle and working classes in this country" but Reagan was re-elected with 525 Electoral Votes to Mondale's 13 Electoral Votes, and the economy was his main issue in 1980 and 1984. #MorningInAmerica #politics
People view Reagan and not Carter as an ideal American leader because Carter's weakness resulted in the overthrow of the Shah of Iran, then Iran took our diplomats hostage and Carter could not get them released, even after a failed rescue attempt called #DesertOne. Carter's economy was rotten, while Reagan's economy was so good that he was re-elected on the cheerful slogan #MorningInAmerica. Carter kept our athletes out of the Olympics, while Reagan had a successful Olympics in California, etc.
The Democratic DifferenceEconomy when Reagan-Bush ran #MorningInAmerica reelection ad:
• Unemployment 7.3%; Inflation 4.3%
Economy today under the Biden-Harris #GreatAmericanComeback:
• Unemployment 4.1%; Inflation 3.0%
Economy when Ronald Reagan ran his upbeat #MorningInAmerica reelection ad in Sept 1984:
• Unemployment 7.3%; Inflation 4.3%
Economy today under Joe Biden's #GreatAmericanComeback (aka A Brighter Morning in America):
• Unemployment 4.0%; Inflation 3.3%
