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Landslide: The 1984 Presidential Election, Colin J. Newton
Landslide: The 1984 Presidential Election, Colin J. Newton
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Newton, Colin J., Landslide: The 1984 Presidential Campaign. Master of Arts, (MA), December, 2015, 127 pp., 8 figures, references, 57 titles. The thesis provides an in depth historical observation of the events that transpired during the 1984 presidential campaign, which is significant because of its outcome, the largest electoral victory by any presidential candidate. The scope of the research is January 1984 to November 1984. The thesis provides insight into the Democratic primaries and the general election, focusing on the strategies of both campaigns. It identifies the many factors that led to Reagan’s landslide victory.
The overall purpose of the …