EVENT
Tuesday Night Massacre: Four U.S. Senate Elections
- Title:
- Tuesday Night Massacre: Four U.S. Senate Elections
- Presenter:
- Marc C. Johnson
- Date:
- 2021-04-13
- Academic Year:
- 2020/21
- Description:
- While political history has plenty to say about the impact of Ronald Reagan’s election to the presidency in 1980, four Senate races that same year have garnered far less attention—despite their similarly profound political effect. The turnover of these seats not only allowed Republicans to gain control of the Senate for the first time since 1954 but also fundamentally altered the conduct of American politics. Examining the 1980 defeats of Idaho’s Frank Church, South Dakota’s George McGovern, Iowa’s John Culver and Indiana’s Birch Bayh, author Marc Johnson describes the beginnings of the divisive partisanship that has become a constant feature of American politics. After establishing the importance of the 1980 election, this presentation will focus on the Idaho Senate Race between Church and Republican Steve Symms.
- Video Link:
- https://youtu.be/gcA7dSg1rhQ
- Original Link:
- https://www.uidaho.edu/class/mric/archive/2021-spring
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- Citation:
- "Tuesday Night Massacre: Four U.S. Senate Elections", Renfrew Colloquium Archive, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/mric/items/mric2020-21-028.html