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WashPost's Sally Quinn: Jimmy Carter lost re-election because he didn't attend D.C. dinner parties

January 27, 2010 12:41 pm ET by Eric Boehlert

From the You Can't Make This Up Dept., comes the latest from Quinn, who long ago convinced herself that glittering Beltway soirées are the engine that drive this great nation. Still, watching her interpret history through the prism of a guest list is just painful.

Behold:

When Jimmy Carter arrived in Washington, he and Rosalynn and many of their advisers were decidedly not interested in the locals and made it known. That chill was such a mistake that Teddy Kennedy felt free to challenge Carter, which doomed Carter's reelection.

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