The first POD comes on November 4. 1979. The takeover of the US Embassy in Teheran is delayed for one week. November 4, 1980, is not day 365 of the hostage crisis. The hostage crisis gets less attention. Ronald Reagan beats Jimmy Carter 47% to 45%. The Democrats win most of the 9 Republican Senate candidates who won by less that 4% of the vote. Surely Liz Holtzman wins. OTL she lost by 1.4%. She becomes the leading feminist politician. She is Mondale's running mate. Unlike Ferraro, he does not have a husband, so she does not have a husband with embarrassing financial problems. She does not make a remark about Italian men. The second POD is that October 2, 1984, news breaks about illegal arms sails to Iran. On October 5, 1984, Reagan addresses the nation and insists that there was no deal to ransom hostages. His statement has little credibility. On October 7th, 1984, Reagan's debate performance in the domestic policy debate is very weak. During the foreign policy debate on October 21st, the discussion of the Iran arms sale distracts from Reagan's clever line about his opponent's youth and inexperience. On Election Day Reagan defeats Mondale 50% to 49%. Mondale carries Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, District of Columbia, West Virginia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii and to Reagan's great embarrassment California. The electoral vote was Reagan 317 and Mondale 221.