I'm a big fan of the Angry Poodle, very informative and such good writing. I loved how the Poodle did a deep dive into Jimmy Carter's life , his path to the White House, his successes, failures and eventual exit from public office. Much of which I didn't know about. He was and still is my favorite President.
As the article said, "Carter was often too right for his own good." One of the first things Carter did as President was attempt to cut the huge, incredibly wasteful, pork barrel projects doled out to a number of states. Talk about trying to do the right thing that pissed off a lot of congressmen.
What the Poodle did not include (it could be worth a whole article) was one of the October Surprises that really cost Carter the election. If he had gotten the hostages released from Iran, he would have beaten Reagan. But the powers-that-be worked behind closed doors, dealing arms for the delay of their release. Sure enough, the hostages were not released while Carter was in office, and Reagan was elected.