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As Reagan won all 49 other states in 1984, this established Minnesota's status as the state with the longest streak of voting Democratic. As of 2025, it still has not voted for a Republican presidential candidate since Richard Nixon carried it when he was re-elected in 1972 , though this remains the closest that a Republican presidential ...
Reagan touted a strong economic recovery from the 1970s stagflation and the 1981–1982 recession, and the widespread perception that his presidency had overseen a revival of national confidence and prestige. [2] At 73, Reagan was the oldest person to be nominated by a major party for president, a record that stood until 2020. The Reagan ...
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Minnesota, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1858, Minnesota has participated in every U.S. presidential election. Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refers to the state winner, and not the national winner.
In a new book, author Ken Khachigian writes about his behind-the-scenes experiences as a speechwriter and confidant to Presidents Reagan and Nixon. Column: How the words of Ronald Reagan's ...
Reagan carried every state except for Washington, D.C., and Mondale's home state of Minnesota; won 58.8 percent of the popular vote; and defeated Mondale by a popular vote margin of eighteen points. Reagan remains the only presidential candidate since Richard Nixon in 1972 to win at least 55 percent of the popular vote and win by a margin ...
Such timing would be unthinkable today; after all, Trump and Harris convened their only face-to-face debate Sept. 10. During the 1980 debate, Reagan came across as good-natured and cheery ...
Reagan ran for reelection as president in 1984, running against Democrat Walter Mondale. Reagan was re-elected, receiving 58.8% of the popular vote to Mondale's 40.6%, and winning 49 of 50 states. [43] Reagan won a record 525 electoral votes (97.6 percent of the 538 votes in the Electoral College), the most by any candidate in American history ...
Ronald Reagan was an optimist, another striking distinction from the darkness of the Trumpian party. Surely, he wouldn’t be sunny about how Republicans have left his legacy behind.