His popularity grew quite a bit after his presidential term, to be fair. I wasn’t around during his leadership so I can’t comment on what that was like. But he’s quite obviously a generous, honest, genuinely good human.
There is a lot to complain about him, but it is notable that he was one of the last presidents to not sell himself out after leaving office. He still lives in a relatively modest home in Georgia.
Clinton, Gore and Obama all became mega millionaires within a few short years of leaving office. What are they paying them for? Carter never sullied himself, and for that, he deserves respect.
