Reply #10: Definely included Carter-Reagan-Anderson [View All]

The election was the triumph of the conservative wing of the GOP which had slowly been building since the early 60's. It also was a foreshadowing of what happened in 1994 when the Democrats lost control of Congress. It also marked the beginning of the New Deal coalition, the coalition had been slowly falling apart for years but Reagan's election in 1980 and his reelection landslide marked the real end. I am reminded though of a story my dad told me about his dad. They were driving somewhere or walking somewhere I forget where but my dad saw a Reagan for President bumper sticker and laughed saying they can't be serious, he's too far right to win but my grandfather told him that it could happen. My granddaddy died in 1979 so he never really saw the impact of Reagan on the US and the American Worker who he had spent hic career working with, he was great at being impartial and objective but he had his eye out for the little guy.