Posted on 01/21/2006 8:58:56 PM PST by diverteach
Nevada resident finding ex-president's reputation no help to campaign – 61% don't recognize name Posted: January 21, 2006 5:05 p.m. Eastern
© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com
Jack Carter, son of the 39th U.S. president, isn't getting any help in his planned run for one of Nevada's U.S. Senate seats from his famous father – polls show 61 percent of people in the state don't even recognize his name.
Jack Carter
Carter, who has lived in Las Vegas since 2003 and is one of four children of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, announced yesterday he would seek the seat held by Nevada's junior senator John Ensign, a Republican. A formal declaration will be made next month in Las Vegas, where he lives, and Carson City, where his mother will appear with him.
Plaguing his nascent campaign is a lack of name recognition. According to an October 2005 telephone poll of 625 Nevada residents, commissioned by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, 61 percent of people said they hadn't heard of him before – compared with 6 percent for Ensign. The GOP incumbent had the support of 59 percent of the poll's respondents and Carter had 25 percent. Sixteen percent said they were undecided.
"Nevada was never Carter country back in the 1970s, and I just don't think Jack Carter has much of a chance, although you never completely dismiss anyone," said Brad Coker, of Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, which conducted the poll. "Absent any fiasco by Ensign, Carter is going to have a tough time."
Indeed, his father had a tough time in the state as well, losing the 1976 and 1980 presidential contests there.
Or
Maybe people remember, like myself as to what a joke Jimmy was and want nothing to do with another Carter.
I remember the old standup comic Jack Carter. He used to impersonate Ed Sullivan and appear on "The Merv Griffin Show." I think he would make a better candidate than this fake Jack Carter.
Once Nevadans figure out whose son he is, look for his poll numbers to really plummet.
They all think they are entitled to run. LOL
Harry Reid is trying to recruit Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman into the race.
This is a riot. Mrs. Sourpuss will appear with her son to help him? BWAAAAHAHAHA!! She always looks like she just sniffed someone's arm pit.
Another black hole for the RATS to throw their money in.
F Carter
The poor shnuck is finding out what it would be like for his Dad if nobody had heard of him, either, lol!
Shnuck="Schmuck." Preview is my friend.
This must be a joke. Doesn't this boy realize that people remember what a disaster his father's administration was?
Why do I think that Jimmy and Roselyn only had one child, Amy?
Another carpet bagger like Hillary. He should go back to Georgia and shuck peanuts with his worthless father.
I wonder if he has the bug-eyes that his father does. I chuckle remembering those Saturday Night Live skits where Chevy Chase (?) would bulge his eyes out.
Another conceited a**, he's been here a whole three years and thinks he's qualified to represent us in the senate!
I'm already disgusted with him, looks to me like he's just as "smart" as his father.
I only have to know he is the product of Jimmy Carter's seed to know he has no business in Washington.
I'm with you - never heard of "Jack."
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.