If Obama wanted Jimmy in the cabinet for some reason, would Jimmy join? If so, what cabinet role would Jimmy take?
Not sure what effect this would have for Obama popularity wise, but I think by 2008 Carter is held in higher regard than the 80s and 90s, so I'm assuming it would be a net positive, and having someone with presidential experience in the cabinet can't really be a bad thing. That said, Carter was also critical of a lot of Obama's foreign policy decisions such as keeping Guantanamo open and using drone strikes. Carter might be brash enough to say these things even as an active cabinet member, since dropping a former president off the cabinet would be a bad look, if Obama was upset about this.
Also, being a one term president himself, he wouldn't be removed from the line of succession like other speculative post-presidency cabinet members would be.
Not sure what effect this would have for Obama popularity wise, but I think by 2008 Carter is held in higher regard than the 80s and 90s, so I'm assuming it would be a net positive, and having someone with presidential experience in the cabinet can't really be a bad thing. That said, Carter was also critical of a lot of Obama's foreign policy decisions such as keeping Guantanamo open and using drone strikes. Carter might be brash enough to say these things even as an active cabinet member, since dropping a former president off the cabinet would be a bad look, if Obama was upset about this.
Also, being a one term president himself, he wouldn't be removed from the line of succession like other speculative post-presidency cabinet members would be.