This is surely going to go down as the whiniest presidential campaign in history, at least on the Democrats’ side.

After informing the world that his two favorite films are Casablanca and Fahrenheit 9/11, Jimmy Carter is now whining about the elections in Florida—before they happen: Carter Predicts Florida Poll Will Again Be Flawed.

His solution? America should follow “international standards” for elections. Maybe he’s thinking of the exemplary practices of Cuba. Or Venezuela. Or China. Or North Korea. Or Iran. Possibly Saudi Arabia?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Jimmy Carter, who has monitored elections throughout the developing world, predicted on Monday the U.S. presidential vote in Florida would be as flawed as the 2000 poll there.

Writing a commentary in The Washington Post, Carter said some basic international requirements for a fair election on Nov. 2 in Florida were still missing.

“The disturbing fact is that a repetition of the problems of 2000 now seems likely, even as many other nations are conducting elections that are internationally certified to be transparent, honest and fair,” said Carter, whose Atlanta-based Carter Center has monitored more than 50 elections worldwide. …

Four years ago, Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris was also the co-chair of Bush’s state campaign committee and her successor, Glenda Hood, was showing the “same strong bias,” said Carter.

Several thousand ballots of blacks were thrown out on technical grounds in 2000 and a “fumbling attempt” had been made recently to disqualify 22,000 blacks — likely Democrats — but only 61 Hispanics who were probably Republicans, as alleged felons, he added.

“Florida’s governor, Jeb Bush, naturally a strong supporter of his brother, has taken no steps to correct these departures from principles of fair and equal treatment or to prevent them in the future,” wrote Carter.

“It is unconscionable to perpetuate fraudulent or biased electoral practices in any nation. It is especially objectionable among us Americans, who have prided ourselves on setting a global example for pure democracy.”