The GOP’s Jimmy Carter fixation
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 3rd, 2011 5:35 am by HL
The GOP’s Jimmy Carter fixation
Don’t look now, but all of a sudden, Republicans are running against Jimmy Carter again. Or at least trying to.
To wit:
* The GOP gleefully pointed to a Gallup poll earlier this week that showed President Obama’s numbers dipping below Carter’s at the same point in their respective terms.
* The National Republican Senatorial Committee released a web video Wednesday titled “Malazy” – a hybrid of Carter’s “malaise” and Obama’s “lazy” quotes.
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