Meathead
Diamond Member
You have to go back to Wilson in 1916 to find a re-elected president who had less of the popular vote than in his first election. Wilson's second term was a catastrophe and it is not much of a jump to foresee that Obama's will also be.
In his first two years Obama had a super-majority and was unable to convince members of his own party to work with him. I don't see much prospect of a lame duck president without a mandate being able to do any better in his second term. If you think Bush had problems in his second term, you ain't seen nothing yet.
In his first two years Obama had a super-majority and was unable to convince members of his own party to work with him. I don't see much prospect of a lame duck president without a mandate being able to do any better in his second term. If you think Bush had problems in his second term, you ain't seen nothing yet.