Deja vu all over again: Like Biden today, Jimmy Carter faced calls from some Democrats to abandon his bid for re-election in 1980

As Democrats continue to quarrel over whether President Biden should step down from the ticket, we look back at a comparable moment in recent history. On today’s episode of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Bill Nigut and Tia Mitchell look back to 1980 when Maryland Democratic congressman Michael Barnes was among those who worked to replace President Jimmy Carter because they believed Carter, struggling with low appproval ratings and a myriad of national and international crises, could not beat Ronald Reagan. Barnes joins the podcast to discuss the 1980 Democratic convention, where there was a rebellion among some delegates looking to nominate Edward Kennedy for president. Michael Barnes joins the podcast. 

  

Then, former Republican Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan abandoned Donald Trump and the MAGA wing of the Republican Party long ago. He raised GOP ire when he urged Republicans to vote for President Biden. But that happened just before Biden’s alarming debate performance. Now, Duncan appears to be a man without a candidate. He joins the podcast to discuss his most recent AJC column. 

  

 

Links to today's topics 

The fight to deny Carter the nomination in 1980 

Geoff Duncan: Americans deserve better choice than between Incarcerated and incapacitated 

Georgia Democratic convention delegates tell AJC they're sticking with Biden 

UFC's Dana White gets prime GOP convention speaking spot 

  

 

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Producer- Natalie Mendenhall  

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