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The debate is often seen as a victory for Reagan, most famously due to the line "I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience," it was received with laughter from the audience, and Mondale himself.
Reagan performed poorly in the first debate, but rebounded in the second debate, and confronted questions about his age, quipping, "I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience," which generated applause and laughter, even from Mondale himself. [12]
Mondale criticized Reagan's supply-side economics and budget deficits. He called for the reduction of U.S. public debt , a nuclear freeze , and ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment . Reagan won re-election in a landslide victory, carrying 525 electoral votes, 49 states, and 58.8% of the popular vote.
"I am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience." The audience roared, even Democratic Vice President Walter Mondale laughed — and Reagan's reelection was ...
The second presidential debate was held on October 21, 1984, where Ronald Reagan used a joke, "I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience", which effectively stalled Mondale's momentum. [citation needed]
Mondale carried only his home state, Minnesota, and the District of Columbia, receiving 40.6 percent and 13 electoral votes. [6] [7] Reagan's reelection was confirmed by the Electoral College on December 17 [8] and certified by the joint session of the U.S. Congress on January 7, 1985. [9]
Joe Biden's "good government" could have come straight out of a Mondale-Ferraro campaign flier. It lost big in 1984. Maybe it'll do better this time.
I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience". This remark generated applause and laughter, [301] even from Mondale. At that point, Broder suggested that age was no longer a liability for Reagan, [302] and Mondale's campaign felt that "the election was over". [303]