• WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today
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    2 months ago

    I believe Carter was pretty decent comparatively speaking, which is why he lost the second time around. Could be wrong because I didn’t really understand shit back then.

    • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      He didn’t understand how to navigate the DC political machine. A lot of factors like the oil shortages and the hostage crisis were largely out of his control, but his inability to get his agenda through congress was definitely his problem.