Who were Carter's opponents in the '76 primaries?

[Grover Cleveland]

Also, I would have preferred Dukakis to win in '88 (remember, Poppy did win in an Elway-esque comeback). Granted, we probably wouldn't have had Clinton, but imagine setting the stage for Wellstone to run in '96!

[VolcanoJen]

1. I think Jerry Brown ran in '76...

... not sure about others.

[phaseolus]

6. Udall, a few others

"February 24: Carter wins the New Hampshire primary with 29.4% of the vote over Mo Udall (23.9%), Birch Bayh (16.2%), Fred Harris (11.4%), and Sargent Shriver (8.7%)"

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carter/timeline/

[Grover Cleveland]

8. I WILL BE FUHRER ONE DAY, I WILL COMMAND ALL OF YOU!

Great song, though I always assumed it was reverse sarcasm on the part of Jello Biafra. I like the "We've Got A Bigger Problem Now" sequel better anyways. I have my reasons. :)

Anyways, JERRY BROWN!!! If that dude got elected, we'd have pundits talking about "Brown Republicans."

[bluestateguy]

Like everybody

A very crowded field that year, including, but limited to: Fred Harris, Lloyd Bensten, Jerry Brown, George Wallace, Birch Bayh and Morris Udall.

[GainesT1958]

2. Among others...

Jimmy Carter ran against Mo Udall, Scoop Jackson (Sen,; D-Washington), Frank Church (Sen.; D-Idaho), and Jerry Brown.

It sucked not only that Poppy won in '88, but the WAY in which he won.:mad:

After that--and the recession he brought us, of course--we needed Clinton in the WORST way!:D

B-)

[AntiCoup2K4]

3. George "honest, I'm not a racist anymore" Wallace

was running in 1976.

[boobooday]

4. Ted Kennedy was in there, wasn't he?

And was that the year John Anderson ran? Or was that 1980? Maybe it was.

http://www.wgoeshome.com

[unblock]

7. kennedy yes, anderson no

anderson was 1980

[Rowdyboy]

10. Kennedy ran against Carter when Carter ran for re-election

No other Dems ran that year. Carter beat him 2-1 but the party was hopelessly split leading to the nightmare that was Ronald Reagan.

I've never understood why Ted Kennedy wasted his only shot at the White House running against an incumbent of his own party.

[phaseolus]

9. Anderson was in the REPUBLICAN primaries in '80

...back in the days when good Republicans still existed...

[Rowdyboy]

5. Very interesting bunch

Offhand I remember Rep Mo Udall, an environmentalist from Arizona (he was my choice); Sen Fred Harris-Oklahoma, a very liberal populist anti-big oil candidate; Peace Corp director Sargeant Shriver; Pennsylvania Gov Milton Shapp; Alabama Governor George Wallace; and Sen Birch Bayh-Ind.

I'm sure there were others. It was a very crowded field.

on edit: wow I totally forgot Scoop Jackson, Frank Church and Jerry Brown-earlyAlzheimers must be setting in.

[never_get_over_it]

11. Just did a google

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/8088/Dem1976.html

Carter
Udall
Jackson
Church
Wallace
Humphrey
Byrd
Stevenson
Brown
and
Bayh

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

13. Byrd, as in Robert C?

why do I never hear about that hera in WV?

and frank church? wouldn't that have been something if he'd one?

[bushwakker]

12. Bush #1 had that election in the bag from August on

that was no comeback - he comfortably beat the Duke.

[salonghorn70]

14. I Loved Mo Udall

I was a Udall delegate to the state convention here in Texas. He actually ran Carter a very good race.