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So let's say that Jimmy Carter does an LBJ and decides not to run again in 1980; Ted Kennedy takes his place & gets the nomination. How does he fare against Reagan?
President Carter announces his decision not to run for a second term, 1980
Ted Kennedy accepting the Democratic nomination, 1980