McClure predicts tight presidential, senatorial contests Item Info
- Title:
- McClure predicts tight presidential, senatorial contests
- Creator:
- Plastino, Ben
- Date Created (ISO Standard):
- 1980-05-21
- Description:
- A newspaper article discussing: In 1980, Senator James McClure said the presidential and Idaho Senate races were close, giving Reagan a slight edge over Carter. He criticized President Carter on issues like the Iranian crisis and taxes, and called for smaller government and Social Security reform. McClure also supported energy independence and the Palisades hydroelectric project but opposed water transfers in Idaho.
- Subjects:
- primary political entities conversatism hostages
- Politicians:
- James A. McClure Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter
- Location:
- Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Idaho County:
- Bonneville County
- Source:
- Ben J. Plastino Papers, 1947-1998, MG 632, University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/
- Source Identifier:
- mg632-f03_008
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Language:
- eng
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "McClure predicts tight presidential, senatorial contests", Ben J. Plastino Papers Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/plastino/items/plastino0125.html
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