While
Jimmy Carter played the outsider in 1976, in 1980 he was in the seat
of power. His ads portrayed him as a dedicated president working all
hours on the unresolved problems of a troubled economy and American
hostages held in Iran. To voters the problems seemed too large for the
hard-working president and they chose the more easy-going Ronald Reagan.
While
Jimmy Carter played the outsider in 1976, in 1980 he was in the seat
of power. His ads portrayed him as a dedicated president working all
hours on the unresolved problems of a troubled economy and American
hostages held in Iran. To voters the problems seemed too large for the
hard-working president and they chose the more easy-going Ronald Reagan.
