2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders did NOT ... NOT say ditch identity politics !!! [View all]Demsrule86
(68,586 posts)Pretty much the bitterness of the primary destroyed Carter's presidency...and I see a bitter divisive primary having the same effect today. We may lose more elections because of the primary.
"If only Carter had reached an agreement with Ted Kennedy and gotten that kind of cooperation with the United States Senate and House back in 1979, such regulatory legislation would not even be necessary. In those days, Carter had a plan for universal health care, but like much of his vision, that would have put the United States in a much better position today, it was never passed into law thanks to petty obstructionism in the Senate."
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/3048699/jimmy-carter-says-ted-kennedy-is-to-blame-for-lack-of-universal-health-care-in-america/#hJ1QlALCCor7v75Y.99