Which of the following had an effect on the political climate prior to the 1980 presidential election?

Americans were held hostage at the U.S. embassy in Iran from 1979 to 1981, and the crisis became a major issue during the 1980 presidential campaign. The prolonged captivity hurt President Carter’s public standing and shaped voters’ views of his leadership. The INF Treaty was signed later, in 1987, and the other choices do not describe events that improved the political climate before the election.

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