Sad?

[tenorly]

11. Or even in just a couple of months.

In Carter's case, his approval took its first real tumble when he signed the Panama Canal Treaty in September '77. And by early '78, he was already underwater - long before the economy or the hostages became big issues.

I suppose that like many of his initiatives, he was forced to spend a lot of political capital on reaching goals that most voters simply didn't understand and on which Carter just couldn't persuade.

That, a lot of bad luck, and enough GOP intrigue for a Le Carré novel, ultimately did him in.