The second-term curse is the perceived tendency of second term U.S. presidents to be less successful than their first terms. According to the curse, the second terms of U.S. presidents have usually been plagued by a major scandal, policy inertia, some sort of catastrophe, or other problems.
The second-term curse is the perceived tendency of second term U.S. presidents to be less successful than their first terms. According to the curse, the second terms of U.S. presidents have usually been plagued by a major scandal, policy inertia, some sort of catastrophe, or other problems.
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