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Kennedy vs. Carter: The 1980 Battle for the Democratic Party's Soul ReviewTimothy Stanley writes an excellent narrative of the battle between Jimmy Carter and Ted Kennedy for the 1980 Democratic presidential nomination. I think that Jimmy Carter's loss to Reagan has successfully and inaccurately entered the public consciousness as the story of failed liberalism versus triumphant conservatism, and Stanley's book does a good job of addressing this modern myth. Kennedy's popularity as a truly liberal alternative to the conservative Carter makes it clear the the American people's desire for change was not a desire for conservatism, but for someone who projected an image of confidence and leadership. That person was not Jimmy Carter. Had the twin crises of Iran and Afghanistan not rallied the country (temporarily) around Carter during the early Democratic primaries, Kennedy could have denied Carter the nomination, and possibly beat Reagan in general election.
I only have one criticism, which doesn't even involve the 1980 election. On page 169, Stanley states that Barack Obama did not have a majority of elected delegates during the 2008 Democratic Convention, and that the superdelegates' votes are what allowed him to carry the convention. In the final count, Obama carried both pledged and superdelegate votes. The math for 2008 is complicated because of the Michigan and Florida debacle (Obama wasn't even on the ballot in Michigan), but that seems like something that should have been clarified in the book.
Nitpicking aside, this is a valuable contribution to the study of an often overlooked campaign.Kennedy vs. Carter: The 1980 Battle for the Democratic Party's Soul Overview

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