Jimmy Carter liberal wing of the Democratic Party, which he attributed to Ted Kennedy's ambition to replace him as president. After Kennedy announced his candidacy in November 1979, questions regarding the latter's activities during his presidential bid were a frequency of Carter's press conferences held during the Democratic presidential primary. Kennedy surprised his supporters by running a weak campaign, and Carter won most of the primaries and secured renomination. However, Kennedy had mobilized the liberal wing of the Democratic Party, which gave Carter weak support in the fall election. Carter and Vice President Mondale were formally nominated at the Democratic National Convention
Jimmy Carter rabbit incident Grail", which includes scenes of a killer rabbit slaying humans, led to some people describing Carter as having "fended off a killer rabbit" instead. The incident was parodied in 1980 in a song by the folk singer Tom Paxton entitled "I Don't Want a Bunny Wunny". Humor columnist Dave Barry has often referred to the "enormous swimming rabbit" incident in his writings. In "Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States", he names it the uncontested single most memorable event of Carter's presidency. Jimmy Carter rabbit incident The Jimmy Carter rabbit incident, dubbed the "killer rabbit"