Iowa
Jimmy Carter remade a New England institution. Here’s how.
Carter’s success transformed the Iowa Caucuses and the New Hampshire primary into key fixtures of American political mythology.
When Carter sought the presidency in 1976, he was a little-known, one-term former governor of Georgia. He faced 16 other Democratic contenders, many of whom were far more prominent, including California Governor Jerry Brown, former Vice President Hub... [3415 chars]