Presidential campaign activities of Jimmy Carter

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The presidential campaign activities of Jimmy Carter encompass the grassroots, outsider-driven efforts that propelled the former Georgia governor from relative national obscurity to winning the 1976 U.S. presidential election.

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instanceOf 1976 United States presidential election campaign
political campaign activity
presidential campaign
aimedAtOffice President of the United States
basedOn grassroots organizing
outsider image
post-Watergate reform sentiment
campaignSlogan A leader, for a change
I’ll never lie to you
campaignStrategy appeal to Southern voters
appeal to evangelical Christian voters
early entry into primary contests
focus on Iowa caucuses
intensive retail politics
nationwide grassroots organization
country United States of America
electionYear 1976
electoralVotesReceived 297
emphasizedTheme fiscal responsibility
government reform
honesty in government
human rights
outsider to Washington politics
trust and integrity
endDate 1976-11-02
followedBy Presidential campaign activities of Ronald Reagan in 1980
generalElectionDate 1976-11-02
generalElectionResult won electoral college majority
won national popular vote
hasParticipant Jimmy Carter
hasRole Democratic Party presidential nominee
historicalSignificance first successful presidential campaign by a candidate widely perceived as an outsider after Watergate
marked resurgence of Democratic Party in presidential politics after 1968–1972 defeats
mediaStrategy emphasis on town hall meetings and call-in shows
use of television ads stressing character and integrity
notablePrimary 1976 Florida Democratic primary
1976 Iowa Democratic caucuses
1976 New Hampshire Democratic primary
1976 Pennsylvania Democratic primary
notableStateVictory Georgia
New York
Pennsylvania
Texas
opponentInGeneralElection Gerald Ford
organizationalBase network of local volunteers
support from Southern Democratic politicians
politicalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
popularVoteShare 50.1%
precededBy 1972 United States presidential election campaign activities
primaryOutcome won majority of Democratic primaries and caucuses in 1976
runningMate Walter Mondale
securedNominationAt 1976 Democratic National Convention
startDate 1974

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Plains, Georgia, United States knownFor Presidential campaign activities of Jimmy Carter
subject surface form: Plains, Georgia
Eli Segal workedOn Presidential campaign activities of Jimmy Carter
this entity surface form: Jimmy Carter 1976 presidential campaign