A question about Jimmy Carter?

[LBJ Revivalist]

Did Carter govern as more of a centrist, or more of a liberal? Was he to the right of Obama, to the left, or about in the same political range?

Also, I've read that in terms of ideology, in 1980 Carter and Reagan weren't very different, it was more a matter of presentation--true or false?

Just wondering...He doesn't seem to have been say, an LBJ or FDR in terms of Liberalism, and yet Conservatives act like he's the spawn of Satan even to the this day.

[LBJ Revivalist]

Did Carter govern as more of a centrist, or more of a liberal? Was he to the right of Obama, to the left, or about in the same political range?

Overall he was probably about the same as Obama...more left someways, more right others.

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Depends on who you ask, what their agenda and biases are and what particular issues you are referring to.

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You think conservatives dislike him more than LBJ or FDR?  That's not how I read it.

I go on conservative boards, and yes, many Conservatives feel he was the worst President of the 20th century, if not the worst of "all time." According to some I've talked to, even though they hate LBJ or FDR, those men had some merits as leaders and did at least some things right; They say Carter on the other hand was a guy totally in over his head and was a complete failure.