Carter vs. Reagan: The second 1980 presidential debate

The second 1980 presidential debate featured incumbent President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat, and former California Gov. Ronald Reagan. Former Sen. John Anderson of Illinois, who ran as an independent, was not invited to participate in this debate. The second debate was a 90-minute discussion on a variety of topics. Moderated by Howard K. Smith of ABC, with questions posed by a panel of journalists, the debate took place on October 28, 1980, in Cleveland. This content is brought to you as part of a PBS NewsHour project to make all presidential and vice presidential debates available to watch online. To view other debates, go to: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgawtcOBBjr8o6ZfuuzSMpkz9E_a-LJRQ Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe