Carter was a pretty terrible president who did a lot to expand American imperialism, create the geopolitical climate that gave you the Taliban and Bin Laden, usher in neoliberalism, empower American oligarchy, and hand the country over to Reagan on a silver platter. Those are just the facts man.
I'm trying to bite my tongue because for some reason you folks need heroes and narratives; but fuck man, pick better heroes and narratives because reality don't stop being real if you feel a way.