By Richard Horgan Los Angeles (Knewz) — Forty-three years ago today, President Jimmy Carter gave his “crisis of confidence” speech from the White House, one that would also come to be known as his “malaise” speech. To mark the occasion, American Prospect partnered with Ipsos to poll Americans about their feelings, using five statements taken directly from the Carter speech. With the twist that respondents were not told about the origins of the statements. The poll also included five statements from President Reagan’s 1981 inaugural address. The most dramatic finding is that 85 percent of Ameri…
