Yeah, it's an extremely cool statistical analysis tool.
And I think Jimmy Carter is the most conservative Democrat on that chart, which blows the conventional wisdom out the front door. LBJ and Obama are the most "liberal" compared to the other presidents there (and with members of their own party) Remember too: Carter got into a lot of hot water with the FDR coalition Liberals in the Democratic party, that's why Ted Kennedy nearly won the nomination in 1980, (he ran such a shitty campaign, and Carter's team's Hamilton Jordan was one hell of a campaign strategist).
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Date: 2014-04-10 09:36 pm (UTC)And I think Jimmy Carter is the most conservative Democrat on that chart, which blows the conventional wisdom out the front door. LBJ and Obama are the most "liberal" compared to the other presidents there (and with members of their own party) Remember too: Carter got into a lot of hot water with the FDR coalition Liberals in the Democratic party, that's why Ted Kennedy nearly won the nomination in 1980, (he ran such a shitty campaign, and Carter's team's Hamilton Jordan was one hell of a campaign strategist).