| | Carter went on to defeat [[George Wallace]] in the southern primaries and established himself as a Democrat who could win the south with white votes, which [[George McGovern]] had failed to do in 1972. Democrat historians and propagandists claim he won the southern primaries because of his "inspiring and well organized campaign."<ref>The American Vision, pg. 966</ref> Running against President [[Gerald Ford]] in the general election, Carter had little experience in national politics, however he posed as an outsider and promised to restore honesty and morality to [[government]]. On election day, Carter edged out Ford with 50 percent of the vote to 48 percent, with some controversial voter shenanigans in [[Ohio]]. | | Carter went on to defeat [[George Wallace]] in the southern primaries and established himself as a Democrat who could win the south with white votes, which [[George McGovern]] had failed to do in 1972. Democrat historians and propagandists claim he won the southern primaries because of his "inspiring and well organized campaign."<ref>The American Vision, pg. 966</ref> Running against President [[Gerald Ford]] in the general election, Carter had little experience in national politics, however he posed as an outsider and promised to restore honesty and morality to [[government]]. On election day, Carter edged out Ford with 50 percent of the vote to 48 percent, with some controversial voter shenanigans in [[Ohio]]. |
| | Carter's running mate, [[Walter Mondale]], and his wife Rosalind, met with the psychotic [[mass murder]]er and [[progressive]] leader, the [[Rev. Jim Jones]] during the campaign to help carry the state of [[California]].<ref>When Deputy Minister Ptolemy Reid traveled to Washington, D.C. in September 1977 to sign the Panama Canal Treaties, Mondale asked him, "How's Jim?", which indicated to Reid that Mondale had a personal interest in Jones' well being, p. 173.<br>Moore, Rebecca. [http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=16581 ''American as Cherry Pie''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029130010/http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=16581 |date=October 29, 2014 }}, Jonestown Institute, San Diego State University</ref> Jones was one of the few people invited aboard his chartered jet for a private visit. Mondale stated regarding the [[Peoples Temple]] that "knowing the congregations deep involvement in the major social and constitutional issues of our country . . . is a great inspiration to me."<ref>"First Lady Among Cult's References" {{cite news|work=Los Angeles Times |title=First Lady Among Cult's References; Mondale and Califano also listed |date= November 21, 1978}}</ref> Jones later was responsible for the deaths of over 900 [[African American]]s before Carter's term ended, the worst mass killing in American history prior to the [[9/11 attacks]]. | | Carter's running mate, [[Walter Mondale]], and his wife Rosalind, met with the psychotic [[mass murder]]er and [[progressive]] leader, the [[Rev. Jim Jones]] during the campaign to help carry the state of [[California]].<ref>When Deputy Minister Ptolemy Reid traveled to Washington, D.C. in September 1977 to sign the Panama Canal Treaties, Mondale asked him, "How's Jim?", which indicated to Reid that Mondale had a personal interest in Jones' well being, p. 173.<br>Moore, Rebecca. [http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=16581 ''American as Cherry Pie''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029130010/http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=16581 |date=October 29, 2014 }}, Jonestown Institute, San Diego State University</ref> Jones was one of the few people invited aboard his chartered jet for a private visit. Mondale stated regarding the [[Peoples Temple]] that "knowing the congregations deep involvement in the major social and constitutional issues of our country . . . is a great inspiration to me."<ref>"First Lady Among Cult's References" {{cite news|work=Los Angeles Times |title=First Lady Among Cult's References; Mondale and Califano also listed |date= November 21, 1978}}</ref> Jones later was responsible for the deaths of over 900 [[African American]]s before Carter's term ended, the worst mass killing in American history prior to the [[9/11 attacks]]. |