What foreign policy issue hurt Carter in the election of 1980?

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What foreign policy issue hurt Carter in the election of 1980?

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It was primarily the "Iran Hostage Crisis" that hurt Carter in the election of 1980, since this crises ended up getting dragged out for longer than expected and made the US look weak.

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