Presidential Election 1980-What if the hostage rescue had gone as planned?

[hcallega]

This is a tough one, because the rescue attempt would have happened long before election night. As far as the primaries, Carter still mops the floor with Teddy. On the Republican side Reagan still wins. Carter's approval ratings likely jump significantly. However with inflation so high it is still likely that by election day he wouldn't be very popular. But ultimately I believe that Carter would have won in an election that looked something like this: