I think that honor goes to Jimmy Carter. In 1976, Americans were looking for an outsider (at least a majority of them) to run the country. On the surface, we had a peanut farmer from Plains, GA that was the current Governor of Georgia vs a career politician that served in the US House from Michigan and was serving the final months of Richard Nixon's second term.
I think that honor goes to Jimmy Carter. In 1976, Americans were looking for an outsider (at least a majority of them) to run the country. On the surface, we had a peanut farmer from Plains, GA that was the current Governor of Georgia vs a career politician that served in the US House from Michigan and was serving the final months of Richard Nixon's second term.