Quote from whitster:
carter was terrible. imo, the worst of the recent lot.
nixon, from a management perspective wasn't that bad, and like carter he was among the smartest (not that this is very important in a president - beyond say a 110 iq or so)
nixon had (to put it mildly) ethical issues. disgraceful
frankly, nixon - on a policy basis, i agree - was FAR FAR from a conservative. frankly, he was more liberal, and arguably even "progressive" than many candidates the dems field today.
the left (at the time) hated the image more than his actual policies.
i think carter is proof positive that a man can be moral, very intelligent, and well meaning, and be a horrible president
and then of course there was the whole killer bunny thing :l