Parallels drawn between Trump and the events that destroyed Jimmy Carter's presidency

Parallels drawn between Trump and the events that destroyed Jimmy Carter's presidency

The Democratic Party suffered a painful humiliation when, in the United States' 1980 election, incumbent President Jimmy Carter was voted out of office and defeated by former California Gov. Ronald Reagan — who won the popular vote by roughly 9.5 percent and picked up 489 electoral votes compared to only 49 for Carter. The economy and the Iranian Hostage Crisis were crucial factors in Carter's defeat, and U.S. voters were frustrated by a painful…