The two men have a friendship that goes back decades.

Biden and Carter’s relationship started in the 1970s.

Biden was first elected U.S.

Joe Biden and Jimmy Carter smiling

Senator for Delaware in 1972 and Carter was a year into his Georgia governorship.

And indeed, Carter did beat incumbent Gerald Ford in 1976.

They’re moderates, at least in my opinion.

Jimmy Carter and Joe Biden in the 1970s

They see eye-to-eye on things."

Jimmy Carter and Joe Biden in the 1970s