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(53,083 posts)and they got it from a biographer of Carter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter
During his 1970 campaign, Carter ran a vicious Wallacite primary campaign against the more liberal former governor, Carl Sanders. While some would label his Democratic primary campaign as populist in the Democratic tradition (he labeled his opponent "Cufflinks Carl" , Carter's campaign was much worse and was aimed at inciting racial animosity among Whites towards Sanders.
The historian E. Stanley Godbold wrote,
Carter himself was not a segregationist in 1970. But he did say things that the segregationists wanted to hear. He was opposed to busing. He was in favor of private schools. He said that he would invite segregationist governor George Wallace to come to Georgia to give a speech.[25]
Carter's campaign aides handed out a photograph of his opponent Sanders celebrating with black basketball players.[26][27] Following his close victory over Sanders in the primary, Carter was elected governor over the Republican Hal Suit.
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