CARTERESQUE:

President Obama dashes ‘Jimmy Carter’ label (ALEXANDER BURNS, 5/9/11, Politico)

So much for campaigning against Jimmy Carter.

In the aftermath of Osama bin Laden’s death, Republicans are adjusting to a new political reality: with the bin Laden trump card now in President Barack Obama’s possession, it’s looking increasingly likely the 2012 campaign will ride on a single number—the national unemployment rate.

Jimmy Carter got a similar bump in the polls after invading Iran to rescue the hostages, as did GHWB after Gulf I. They remained Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush.

Posted by oj at May 9, 2011 6:22 AM
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