(June 17, 2017 at 11:01 am)vorlon13 Wrote: In my recollection, I come up with Ted Kennedy vs Carter's re-election bid. But Ted didn't win the nomination, but he had considerable support.
Ted probably didn't have a chance however, and we'll never know about some of the permutations, but he did not help Carter at all with his challenge. Maybe Reagan would have still won with Ted sitting out the primaries, but it's something to ponder.
My recollection is pretty hazy, but I expect that frustration over the hostage crisis didn't hurt Reagan's odds at all.
