I understand politics are a controversial topic, but I like to remind everyone to avoid name-calling and other uncivil behavior. Your comments will be removed.

Jimmy Carter was the best person the states have had as president in the last fifty years at least.

Then we go and vote Ronald Reagan in after.

What’s with Republicans and voting for celebrities?

People hate Jimmy Carter?

My father is a lifelong democrat. My mother is a naturalized citizen from Great Britain. I was in high school during Jimmy Carter's presidency. I was mocked in high school for making a presentation where I advocated for disarmament.

All that being said, the presidency of Jimmy Carter was one of the scariest and most upsetting presidencies I can remember. I had never experienced inflation of that level before. The gas shortages and rationing and concern about whether we were going to have the ability to carry out the basic functions we needed to complete was real. It was the first experience we had with worldwide terrorism, and there were over 300 Americans being held hostage in a foreign land with no sign of progress.

Jimmy Carter was no doubt a good man. I believe he was woefully underqualified to run the country. I know that he is lauded these days, but I'm telling you from the perspective of someone who lived through his presidency, it was not a good time for me or my family.

As one of the posts here makes clear, he wasn't even good from a Democrat point of view.

There’s some legitimate reasons to not like him still tho.

"He's history's greatest monster!"

Said the Simpsons, sarcastically.