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...the Great Depression hit. And there are still some Republicans who are fond of reminding voters of the unpopular presidency of Democrat Jimmy Carter, nearly 30 years after he lost his 1980 bid for re-election. Interested in more from CQ...

In this article: Barack Obama, Bob McDonnell, Dede Scozzafava, George W. Bush, Respondent, and Jon Corzine

...guy." Realist20 wrote, "Obama is now put in his place as another Jimmy Carter and the House Blue Dogs and Senate Dem Moderates know - vote for a public option and/or the Cap and tax bill and you lose your seat - the GOP IS BACK!"

In this article: Barack Obama, GOP, New Jersey, Jimmy Carter, Virginia, Socialism, and The Republican

...political views, according to one of his sisters, Eileen Reinaman. But during the next few years, as Ronald Reagan ascended, McDonnell became a Republican, as did his parents. "The traditional values in the Republican Party were the values our...

In this article: Bob McDonnell, God, Regent University, William Blackstone, Supreme Court, and Alexandria

...Carter, whose presidency was undercut by inflation at home and weak leadership abroad. GOP conservatives hope to follow that example in 2012. Success may hinge on a public sufficiently disaffected with Obama and a Republican candidate...

In this article: Barack Obama, GOP, Creigh Deeds, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, New Jersey, Bob McDonnell, and Virginia

...in the at-times bitter opposition to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul plans. GOP head calls co-ops 'backdoor' to public option Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele says he fears the health insurance cooperatives...

In this article: Michael Steele, GOP, Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama, Senate Finance Committee, and The Early Show

...same time hold together a center-left coalition. This will be one of his toughest tests." GOP strategist Donatelli sees the choice in dire terms. "If Afghanistan fails on his watch, after he proclaimed it the central front in the war on...

In this article: Barack Obama, David Axelrod, Afghanistan, White House, Robert Gibbs, Michael Steele, Unemployment, and Stanley McChrystal

Values Voter Summit boosts GOP conservatives' confidence Topics: Mitt Romney, U.S. Leaders, Massachusetts, U.S. Presidents, Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama, Washington, John Boehner, Sarah Palin, Town hall meeting WASHINGTON - Former...

In this article: Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, GOP, John Boehner, Washington, Sarah Palin, Rick Perry, Mike Huckabee, Jimmy Carter, and Massachusetts

...lose ground in Congress but lets wait and see. I know the GOP would love to brand Obama as a Carter, even though I think he gets a worse wrap then he deserves (and Reagan gets too much praise). If the country had followed Carter into reducing...

In this article: Barack Obama, Charlie Crist, Jimmy Carter, George W Bush, Florida, Richard Nixon, Eric Cantor, and Ronald Reagan

...New York's Madison Square Garden. With the Republican Party united behind him, Ronald Reagan trounced Carter in the Electoral College, while the GOP picked up 33 seats in the House and a dozen in the Senate. And so 1981 began as a grim year...

In this article: Ted Kennedy, Orrin G. Hatch, George W. Bush, James O. Eastland, Jimmy Carter, and Tom Harkin