The economy aside, Jimmy Carter certainly bought home an outstanding report card for the spring semester of his freshman year. For "staying close to the people," he was given a 93% rating by those who expressed an opinion; for "providing moral leadership," 88%; for improving relations with the nation's friends and allies, 83%; for restoring Americans' pride in themselves, 80% (see chart page 16).
Yet so mixed are America's feelings that between 25% and 50% of the voters said they had no opinion about Carter's handling of most issues, ranging from welfare reform to...
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