October 21, 2026

This American talk-show host and 1980s TV lightning rod ran as the American Independent Party candidate in California's 1980 presidential primary and won it with 51 percent of the vote, and taped his syndicated TV show in Secaucus, New Jersey. Which host is this?

A Jerry Brown
B Jerry Springer
C Benny Hill
D Morton Downey Jr.

Morton Downey Jr., a loud and combative 1980s syndicated talk-show host, won California's American Independent Party presidential primary in 1980 with 51 percent of the vote, and taped his show in Secaucus, New Jersey.

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