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brooklynite

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8. Another point: he was a bad politician

Reply to DFW (Reply #2)

Mon May 27, 2024, 10:54 AM

May 2024

He was a great POLICY MAKER, but he never built the political coalitions within the Democratic Party to build support for his policies.

(nb: I was in college at the time and took a special class on Presidential election strategies, taught by a professor with contacts in both Parties. We had regular briefings from members of both Parties, including Carter's Press Secretary.)

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