• ryathal
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    5 months ago

    This wasn’t as bad as Carter, but it definitely was bad.

    • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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      5 months ago

      I haven’t seen that one but from what I’ve read, polling showed a similar level of disparity in performance—with about two thirds of viewers giving the edge to Trump and Reagan respectively. Also, the Reagan campaign had access to Carter’s debate prep notes so it was a bit of a unique circumstance.