Carter was elected by campaigning on the [[Misery Index]] - adding the [[inflation]] rate and [[unemployment]] rate together, which stood at 13.4%. By 1980 the Misery index stood at 21%. By 1992, after "twelve years of neglect" as [[Bill Clinton]] called it, the Misery Index stood at 9.2%. | Carter was elected by campaigning on the [[Misery Index]] - adding the [[inflation]] rate and [[unemployment]] rate together, which stood at 13.4%. By 1980 the Misery index stood at 21%. By 1992, after "twelve years of neglect" as [[Bill Clinton]] called it, the Misery Index stood at 9.2%. |