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9. Carter came into Washington

Reply to rbrnmw (Original post)

Sat Aug 22, 2015, 02:51 PM

Aug 2015

as an outsider, a centrist, and a spot of sunshine after the Watergate turmoil. His administration was "leftist" only in his environmentalism. It was a very centrist administration. Teddy Kennedy mounted a primary challenge on Carter from the left in 1980. Carter had to fight his way through that before he could organize a campaign against Reagan. The White House staff had problems and Hamilton Jordan often fell down politically and failed to protect Carter. Jimmy Carter became more progressive and moved to the left after he left the presidency.

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If America were truly a "Christian" nation Jimmy Carter should have won reelection. [View all] rbrnmw Aug 2015 OP

Amen shenmue Aug 2015 #1

Republican Evangelicals are inconsistent at best. SamKnause Aug 2015 #2

I don't have time to look up exit polls from back then, hedgehog Aug 2015 #3

One of the issues I remember was the idea that Jimmy Carter did not jwirr Aug 2015 #13

I was upset at the time because he didn't seem to be hedgehog Aug 2015 #15

I also had problem with him because of social issues but believe me it jwirr Aug 2015 #20

Reagan- ruffburr Aug 2015 #4

No, but still feel extremely pissed about it. nt Mnemosyne Aug 2015 #11

The only reason Carter lost was because of a poor economy. Snobblevitch Aug 2015 #5

Asked a family member these 2 questions rbrnmw Aug 2015 #6

we are christian in that Christ believes and stands for what I believe and stand for rurallib Aug 2015 #7

I voted for Jimmy, Go Vols Aug 2015 #8

Carter came into Washington 1939 Aug 2015 #9

That is kind of what I was talking about in post 13. jwirr Aug 2015 #14

Reagan played that masterfully loyalsister Aug 2015 #10

Remember all the pre-empted shows to allow Billy Graham to spew? Ugh. nt Mnemosyne Aug 2015 #12

And they were held in giant arenas loyalsister Aug 2015 #16

Thankfully my mother and step-dad rarely paid attention. I just hated missing Jeopardy. :) nt Mnemosyne Aug 2015 #17

yes, that's what we need, more Jesus in politics. Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #18

Reagan also eschewed church attendance. Scurrilous Aug 2015 #19