Carter-Mondale Teaming Up Again

Associated Press ^ | August 3, 2006 | BRENDAN RILEY

[PDR]

Former President Carter and his vice president, Walter Mondale, are teaming up again -- this time at a fundraiser to help Carter's son, Jack, in his longshot bid to oust Nevada Republican Sen. John Ensign.

"It will be a real bit of old Americana," Jack Carter said of the event scheduled Friday in Minneapolis at a private home on the Mississippi River.

While Jimmy Carter and Mondale see each other periodically, Jack Carter said it's the first time in more than 20 years that they've been together at a fundraiser. He also said his father has done few such events over the years.

Carter is challenging Ensign, who had $3.3 million in the bank at the end of June. Carter had $482,000 in cash on hand then and says he's down to about $380,000.

Asked whether his eldest-son status figured in getting his father and mother, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, to attend the Minneapolis event, Jack Carter said, "I tend to think of it as me being a lot more qualified for this Senate seat than anyone else."

Jack Carter said the fundraiser is being held in Minnesota because Mondale lives there. Mondale, 78, is senior counsel at a Minneapolis law firm.

Jack Carter's parents were on hand when he launched his Senate campaign in Nevada last February. At that time, Jimmy Carter, 81, said his son "doesn't need any help from me," but added that he hoped to return to the state for campaign appearances.

The former president and first lady are scheduled to appear in Las Vegas at a Sept. 29 fundraiser to benefit the Clark County Democratic Party.

[PDR]

Because they did such a fine job last time.... Coming soon, to save America from itself

[keithtoo]

Which one is Carter and which one is Mondale?

[wideawake]

It makes sense.

They always carried at least one state - why can't that state be Nevada?

[rightinthemiddle]

Carter-Mondale in '08!

The have my support for the Dimocrat nomination.

[My2Cents]

The Carter-Mondale ticket lost the state of Nevada twice. Mondale lost it again in '84.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Former President Carter and his vice president, Walter Mondale, are teaming up again

I was wondering where that malaise was coming from...

[edzo4]

I was thinking the same thing

[PDR]

walter mondale is the only man to have lost every state in the union since it became 50 states

[Zakeet]

Let's take it easy on our ex-veep.

After all, the Mondale-Ferraro ticket gave history of its best campaign slogans ever ... Vote for Wally and the Beaver

[keithtoo]

In this case, they would both be Felix.

[OPS4]

Two of the worst politicians in History.

[Brilliant]

Mondale is getting nuttier and nuttier. First he says that we should bomb North Korea. Now he's campaigning for Carter's crack-head kid.

[ElkGroveDan]

Just wondering why they aren't having the event in NEVADA!

[JennysCool]

I'm sure I speak for all Nevadans when I say we're thrilled that Jack Carter is busy planning our future from our capital city, Minneapolis.

[lilylangtree]

Willie Nelson's song "On the Road Again".

[COBOL2Java]

Old farts getting together for one last bask in the limelight. Yawn, it's been done before!

[American Quilter]

Asked whether his eldest-son status figured in getting his father and mother, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, to attend the Minneapolis event, Jack Carter said, "I tend to think of it as me being a lot more qualified for this Senate seat than anyone else."

Gee, he's just as smart as his father. I don't think Senator Ensign has much to worry about.

[Phlap]

It took a combination(Watergate and the weakest candidate(Ford) before Bob Dole) that comes along only once in 10,000 years to put Carter/Mondale in the White house.

[American Quilter]

I'm sure I speak for all Nevadans when I say we're thrilled that Jack Carter is busy planning our future from our capital city, Minneapolis.

LOL!

[kempster]

Jack Carter should be busy getting ready to move to Minneapolis.