The 1980 Democratic National Convention nominated
President
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Jimmy Carter
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and
Vice President
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Walter Mondale for reelection. The convention was held in
Madison Square Garden in
New York City
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from August 11 to August 14, 1980.
The 1980 convention was notable as it was the last time in the 20th century, for either major party, that a candidate tried to get delegates released from their voting commitments. This was done by
Senator
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Ted Kennedy, Carter's chief rival for the nomination in the Democratic
primaries
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, who sought the votes of delegates held by Carter.
Notable speakers
After losing
his challenge for the nomination earlier that day,
Ted Kennedy spoke on August 12 and
delivered a speech in support of
President
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* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
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Automobiles
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Jimmy Carter
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and the
Democratic Party. Kennedy's famous speech eventually closed with the lines: "For me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end. For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." His speech was written by
Bob Shrum.
Various prominent delegates to this convention included
Abe Beame
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...
,
Geraldine Ferraro,
Bruce Sundlun
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,
Ruth Messinger, Thomas Addison,
Ed Koch,
Robert Abrams,
Bella Abzug,
Mario Biaggi
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,
Steve Westly, and
Howard Dean.
Voting
Candidates
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President
Delegate voting results
Vice president
After Ted Kennedy lost the presidential nomination contest, over 700 of his delegates walked out of the convention, and the rest decided to scatter their votes. It took several roll calls to conclude the ballot.
As of 2020, this is the last time that the Democratic Party has required a roll call for the vice presidential spot.
Vice Presidential tally:
The President's acceptance speech
President Carter gave his speech accepting the party's nomination on August 14. This was notable for his gaffe intended to be a tribute to
Hubert Humphrey
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, whom he referred to as "Hubert
Horatio Hornblower".
On November 4, President Carter and Vice President Mondale lost to
Ronald Reagan and
George H. W. Bush in the
general election, having lost both the popular election by 8,423,115 votes and the Electoral College by 440 votes.
1980 Presidential General Election Results
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Platform
Abortion
In addition to its 1976 stance that merely opposed overturning Roe v. Wade
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, the 1980 platform for the first time explicitly supported the Roe decision as the law of the land.
See also
*1980 Republican National Convention
The 1980 Republican National Convention convened at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, from July 14 to July 17, 1980. The Republican National Convention nominated retired Hollywood actor and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California for p ...
* History of the United States Democratic Party
* List of Democratic National Conventions
* United States presidential nominating convention
* 1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries
*1980 United States presidential election
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References
External links
Democratic Party Platform of 1980
at ''The American Presidency Project''
Carter Nomination Acceptance Speech for President at DNC
(transcript) at ''The American Presidency Project''
* ttp://www.glaa.org/archive/1980/boozerconventionspeech.shtml Speech by Melvin Boozerbr>Video of Carter nomination acceptance speech for President at DNC (via YouTube)
Audio of Carter nomination acceptance speech for President at DNC
Video of Mondale nomination acceptance speech for Vice President at DNC (via YouTube)
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