American Elections: 1980
<p>Our series on the Ideas Behind American Elections has reached 1980 and the election of Ronald Reagan.&nbsp;David and Gary discuss whether Jimmy Carter was always doomed, what made Reaganomics different and how Reagan succeeded in being an optimist and a scaremonger at the same time.&nbsp;Did this election really inaugurate a new era in American politics – and if so, are we still living in it?</p><br><p>To sign up for our free fortnightly newsletter to accompany this and future series, just click on the top link in our Link Tree:&nbsp;<a href="https://linktr.ee/ppfideas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/ppfideas</a></p><br><p>Coming up: 2008 and the election of Barack Obama</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Past Present Future · David Runciman
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Show Notes
Our series on the Ideas Behind American Elections has reached 1980 and the election of Ronald Reagan. David and Gary discuss whether Jimmy Carter was always doomed, what made Reaganomics different and how Reagan succeeded in being an optimist and a scaremonger at the same time. Did this election really inaugurate a new era in American politics – and if so, are we still living in it?
To sign up for our free fortnightly newsletter to accompany this and future series, just click on the top link in our Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/ppfideas
Coming up: 2008 and the election of Barack Obama
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