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Carter was governor of Georgia while I was in high school in Atlanta. He uninspiring and underwhelming. I don't think he would have even won the Georgia primary in 1976 except that it was held late in the campaign and it looked like he might actually have a chance to win the nomination.
That said, I have been impressed with some of the things he has done since leaving office, particularly his work with Habitat for Humanity. This recent Hamas crap, however, is way off base (IMHO).
Joe