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Originally Posted by PR_Tom
The same won't be exactly true if Obama wins because Obama has nothing left to run for if he gets a second term. He simply won't have to give a damn about polls and whether he's viewed as re-electable ever again. That's the beauty of a second term. He won't need to "compromise" with people who want to destroy him anymore to look like he's playing nice.
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I have a serious question because I haven't paid enough attention to timing of what presidents have done - looking at the last 3 presidents that had 2 terms (W. Bush, Clinton, Reagan), did they accomplish more good in their 2nd term than in their 1st because of not having to give a shit about re-election?
I'm genuinely curious about this. Granted Bush started 2 wars in his first term so it's hard for his 2nd term to be any worse, but then all the bailout shit started happening. Clinton I'm not sure but the bubble burst happened under his 2nd term. Reagan was while I was a kid so I simply don't know what he accomplished in his 2nd term vs. his first except his "tear down this wall" speech.