History of the United States II / Unit 16 USH2 2262 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Election of 1984
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The idea
In nineteen eighty-four Reagan and Vice President Bush won a landslide over Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman on a major party's ticket for vice president.
In practice
Reagan taking fifty-six percent of the women's vote to the Democrats' forty-four, the anchor records.
Where people slip
The anchor credits his middle position on some women's issues for the result.
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