Reagan–Carter presidential debate of October 28, 1980

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United States presidential election debate televised political debate

The Reagan–Carter presidential debate of October 28, 1980 was the sole face-to-face televised encounter between incumbent President Jimmy Carter and challenger Ronald Reagan, widely remembered for Reagan’s memorable lines and its significant impact on the election’s outcome.

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Surface form	Occurrences
1980 United States presidential debates	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States presidential election debate ⓘ televised political debate ⓘ
broadcastMedium	radio ⓘ television ⓘ
challengerCandidate	Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ
city	Cleveland NERFINISHED ⓘ
closingStatementFeature	candidates delivered closing statements ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States United States of America ⓘ
date	1980-10-28 ⓘ
daysBeforeElection	7 ⓘ
electionDate	1980-11-04 ⓘ
format	single 90-minute televised debate ⓘ
hasParticipant	Jimmy Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance	often cited as a decisive moment in the 1980 presidential election ⓘ remembered for Ronald Reagan’s effective use of humor and reassurance ⓘ
impactOnElection	boosted Ronald Reagan’s public support ⓘ contributed to widening Reagan’s lead in late-campaign polls ⓘ
incumbentCandidate	Jimmy Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ
isOnlyFaceToFaceDebateBetween	Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
location	Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
moderator	Howard K. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableQuoteByRonaldReagan	Are you better off than you were four years ago? ⓘ I will not make age an issue of this campaign; I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent’s youth and inexperience. ⓘ There you go again. ⓘ
numberOfDebatesBetweenCarterAndReagan	1 ⓘ
officeContested	President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	1980 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ
perceivedWinnerByPolls	Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalPartyOfCandidate	Jimmy Carter – Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Reagan – Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
questionFormat	panel of journalists asking questions ⓘ
sponsor	League of Women Voters NERFINISHED ⓘ
state	Ohio ⓘ
televisionNetwork	ABC NERFINISHED ⓘ CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ PBS NERFINISHED ⓘ
topic	Iran hostage crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet–American relations ⓘ United States economy ⓘ United States foreign policy ⓘ federal government spending ⓘ inflation in the United States ⓘ nuclear arms control ⓘ tax policy ⓘ unemployment in the United States ⓘ
viewershipEstimate	approximately 80 million viewers ⓘ
viewershipRank	one of the most-watched presidential debates in U.S. history ⓘ

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1980 United States presidential election → debateEvent → Reagan–Carter presidential debate of October 28, 1980 ⓘ

League of Women Voters as primary sponsor of general-election presidential debates → hasPart → Reagan–Carter presidential debate of October 28, 1980 ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1980 United States presidential debates