re: If Carter's Hostage Rescue Mission Had Succeeded . . . .

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What happened between that poll and the election was the only debate between Reagan and Carter, during which Reagan asked the rhetorical question, "Are you better off now than you were four years ago?"

After that, the election swung to Reagan, who won by 10 percentage points.

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I also seem to remember (although I was just a kid) that a question came up during the debate about nuclear weapons and Carter said he consulted with his daughter Amy about it (who was only 11 or 12 years old). There was alot of "WTF?" about that.