The most potent charge being hurled at Trump is that he is becoming the new Jimmy Carter. Trump, who dwells mentally in the 1970s – when he was on the make, has consistently bashed Carter:If you look back to Afghanistan or if you look back to the Jimmy Carter days, they were different days. Small wonder that former New Jersey governor Chris Christie observed on ABC’s This Week that “Donald Trump is about to become what he never, ever wanted to be: Jimmy Carter.” But there is a difference between Carter and Trump. As oil prices steadily increase and his popularity drops, Trump seems to be inhabiting his own dream palace.