1980.5.268 (Political Pin, Political Button)

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Sunburst desing in yellow on top half, "Kennedy "in blue, "'80" in red on bottom half, all on white background. Edward M. Kennedy was Massachusetts's senator who was a member of the Democratic Party. In the 1980 Presidential election Kennedy decided to seek the Democratic nomination. Kennedy's campaign went against a fellow party member named Jimmy Carter whose running mate was Hubert Humphrey . Kennedy lost to Jimmy Carter, because of the Iranian hostage crisis on November 4, 1979 and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan on December 27, 1979. Electorate rallied around President Jimmy Carter keeping Kennedy's campaign out of the headlines. Jimmy Carter lost the 1980 election to Republican Party member Ronald Reagan whose running mate was George Bush.

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