Jimmy Carter won the Democratic Party nomination for president in 1976 and went on to win the presidency. Carter was considered a low-key outsider who was not the first pick of the party power elites. How did Carter win the Democratic primary election?

a. He swayed the party leaders to back his candidacy.
b. Many consider the 1976 election as a “stolen election.”
c. Carter won enough primary votes in the southern states that he did not need states from other areas of the country.
d. Carter was the only major candidate running for president in 1976.
e. He appealed directly to the primary voters and gained their support.

ANS: E