Kammala wannan magana: A watan Janairun 2008, yayin wata hira da "The Wall Street Journal", Carter ya yaba wa Sanata Barack Obama da kuma na karshe
yakin neman zaben shugaban kasa, yana mai cewa dangin Carter da kuma shi kansa sun sami tasiri mai kyau daga takarar sa kuma ya yi hasashen cewa Obama "zai zama kusan wani abu ne na warkarwa a halin da ake ciki yanzu, wanda ya shafi kasarmu da gwamnatinta. " A watan Afrilu, yayin da yake a Abuja, Carter ya lura da goyon baya tsakanin Obama daga wadanda ke kusa da shi: "Kada ku manta cewa Obama ya lashe jihar Georgia. Garin na, wanda ke da mazauna 625, yana goyon bayan Obama, 'ya'yana da matansu suna goyon bayan Obama. 'Ya'yan jikokin na ma suna goyon bayan Obama". A ranar 25 ga Mayu, Carter ya kimanta cewa Sanata Hillary Clinton za ta "ba da shi" bayan da manyan wakilai suka kada kuri'a bayan kammala zaben na farko na 3 ga Yuni.