Would Bush do better if given a second term?, page 2
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reply posted on 2-11-2004 @ 12:40 AM by Otts
Just for a little historical perspective, Reagan is something of an exception as far as successful second terms go. Usually, second terms in office don't go too well. During their second terms:

- Wilson failed to get his Fourteen Points program accepted in Versailles, was saddled with a protectionist Congress and had a stroke.
- Roosevelt's New Deal programs stagnated and he too was saddled with a semi-hostile Congress. The war was what gave his Presidency a new wind.
- Truman became incredibly unpopular during his second term because he fired General McArthur, and his administration was almost investigated by McCarthy's nazis.
- Eisenhower remained popular during his second term, but suffered health troubles; America lost the race for the launch of the first satellite.
- Johnson's Presidency, which had begun under excellent conditions with the Civil Rights Act and the "war on poverty", quickly dissolved in his second term into social unrest and a difficult war.
- Nixon's second term... what there was of it... needs no explanation.
- Clinton's second term was marred by the Monica Lewinsky scandal and his impeachment.

What gave Reagan a good head start in 1984 was that he was elected by a huge landslide, and he had a good conjuncture of a booming economy and a means to make history abroad. But Bush's second term, if it does happen, will begin in an atmosphere of division - and I think we can pretty well predict that if he wins, it won't be like Reagan vs. Mondale. It'll be pretty tight.



reply posted on 2-11-2004 @ 12:54 AM by nanna_of_6
Originally posted by Attero Auctorita

P.S. I doubt many Americans even notice there are other candidates for the presidency than Bush and Kerry until they see the Ballot. We have the biased media to blame for this! They are in total control of our government with their damned propaghanda! All media outlets have an agenda, and they have destroyed our democratic-republic!

[edit on 1-11-2004 by Attero Auctorita]










If a person votes for Nader or the other guy running for President,.......... they might as well vote BUSH,............... because the others besides Bush and Kerry DO NOT have enough votes to get them any where, therefore, they are taking away from John Kerry the extra votes that WOULD put Kerry way over the top and making it harder for a CHANGE in the White House to take place.

Nader (the spoiler) did this same thing LAST ELECTION with some backing from, (IMO) the Republicans, and now he's trying to do it again.

The way the "POLES" stand right now, it's a tie between Kerry and Bush, those other two running against them are way behind and don't have much of a chance,.................... so if a voter DOES NOT want Bush to be re-elected,... their best bet to make sure he doesn't get re-elected is to vote for Kerry, even if they do not care for him, instead of throwing their vote away, which helps BUSH.


PS. If a voter decides NOT to vote because he/she doesn't like Bush or Kerry, their still helping Bush .

[edit on 2-11-2004 by nanna_of_6]
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