It was primarily the "Iran Hostage Crisis" that hurt Carter in the election of 1980, since this crises ended up getting dragged out for longer than expected and made the US look weak.
Fascism is the answer to your question
People had nativist feelings at that time
A) social reform
The antebellum period generally refers to the time period before the civil war and after the War of 1812 and most likely magazines would focus on the movement of the upcoming war of that time.
