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Which of the following groups helped elect Ronald Reagan in the 1980 presidential election?

A) liberal democrats

B) religious fanatics

C) conservative republicans

D) the New Right

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D

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Answer;

D. The new Right.

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The "new right" movement was one of the groups which helped to elect Ronald Reagan and it was spearheaed by evangelical christians. It was held on Novemeber 4, 1980 which saw Republican nominee Ronald Reagan defeat incumbent Democatic Jimmy carter. Reagan won the election by landslide, taking a large majority of the electrol vote and 50.7% of the popular vote.

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