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Ted Cruz: “1980. Now, 1980 is interesting. Jimmy Carter is the…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Why Primaries Matter! Verdict Ep.197.mp3

Published | Video Starts at 01:28

Back to back to back in. He's the nominee. He's the president. You win both, it's game overdose. Mo Udall was second with 23%. Jimmy Carter had 29%. 1980. Now, 1980 is interesting. Jimmy Carter is the incumbent president, but he gets a very strong primary from Ted Kennedy. Carter wins, but he wins New Hampshire with 48%, and Ted Kennedy gets 38%. Now, obviously, Kennedy is from Massachusetts, too, so you have the neighboring effect. But that was. And Jerry Brown got 10% in that race. Wow. 84. Who wins in 80? (01:28–10:42)

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Asserts that Jimmy Carter won New Hampshire in 1980 with 48%, while Ted Kennedy received 38%.

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