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I'm only going to answer the initial question of why they should bring up Carter's failures now that he is dead. And that answer is what we saw happen in this country in 2016 and this last November. And the intervening years between 2020 and now.

The democratic party is holding Carter up as some bastion of leftist ideology that should be the antithesis of conservatism. But he's not. At least not while he was president. And we now have neoliberals like Biden, Harris, Clinton, and yes even Obama who are painting a picture of liberalism around right wing centrism that is doing literally nothing for the working poor. Obamacare has been an utter disaster simply because it catered to the insurance companies while only offering some governmental pocket change to the American people. Biden stepped in to break the train conductors so that the country's commerce wouldn't be too badly impacted. All while ignoring the literal train wreck that is our failing railway infrastructure. Every "win" the Democrats have ends up being a loss for the American people. Meanwhile the Republican douche bags get to clean up by sowing dissent and disgruntlement while promising to fix everything and like the author of this article many people, in their unbridled frustration, turn around and vote for those assholes thinking that anything different would be better.

Which is why we are where we are.

That is why, as we reflect of Carter's life, we should remember his many failures as president along with his good deeds after he left office.