What is 1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries?
{{Infobox election | election_name = 1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries | country = United States | type = primary | ongoing = no | previous_election = 1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries | previous_year = 1976 | next_election = 1984 Democratic Party presidential primaries | next_year = 1984 | election_date = January 21 to June 3, 1980 | votes_for_election = 3,315 delegates to the [[1980 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]] | needed_votes = 1,105 delegate | party_name = no | image1 = [[File:JimmyCarterPortrait2.jpg|x160px]] | candidate1 = '''[[Jimmy Carter]]''' | colour1 = E35e5e | home_state1 = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] | states_carried1 = '''36''' | popular_vote1 = '''10,043,016''' | percentage1 = '''51.13%''' | delegate_count1 = | image2 = [[File:Ted_Kennedy,_1967_(cropped).jpg|x160px]] | candidate2 = [[Ted Kennedy]] | colour2 = 4997D0 | home_state2 = [[Massachusetts]] | states_carried2 = 12 | popular_vote2 = 7,381,693 | percentage2 = 37.58% | delegate_count2 = | delegate_count3 = | map_image = Democratic presidential primary map, 1980.svg | map_size = | map_caption = ''Results of the 1980 Democratic National Convention'' | title = Democratic nominee | before_election = [[Jimmy Carter]] | after_election = [[Jimmy Carter]] }} The '''1980 Democratic presidential primaries''' were how voters of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] chose its nominee for [[President of the United States]] in the [[1980 United States presidential election|1980 U.S. presidential election]]. During the primary race, the country of [[Iran]] was going through trouble and unrest. This unrest caused it to make and sell less oil. In January 1979, the leader (or Shah) of Iran left the country. After that [[Ayatollah]] [[R