Jimmy Carter Thinks He Could Have Beaten Reagan If He’d Been ‘Manly’

Kate Scanlon / October 03, 2014

Former President Jimmy Carter believes he could have defeated President Ronald Reagan in the 1980 election if he had been more “manly.” In an interview with CNBC, Carter said:  “I could’ve been re-elected if I’d taken military action against Iran, shown that I was strong and resolute and manly and so forth.”