There is no doubt that Donald Trump is the chaos president. His executive privilege refusal to cooperate with congress, his white supremacist views, and his treatment of our most valued allies are just three of his actions and words that most people find unacceptable.
There are currently 22 people running for the Democratic Party nomination for president of the United States. That is a staggering number. The Chicago Tribune listed all of them and tried in vain to tell readers why each was running. Instead the paper provided links to the candidate’s web sites.
It is difficult to deny a president a second term in office. In my life time the list of one term president’s is very short.
Jimmy Carter
There were three causes that denied him a second term. Carter served during a struggling U.S. economy that was suffering through high interest rates and inflation. The most important thing was his an unsuccessful freeing of hostages from Iran that began in November 1979 and lasted for the remaining days of his term in office.
Gerald Ford
Like Carter, he served during a period of difficult domestic economic circumstances that included stagflation, or minimal economic growth during a period of high inflation. The country also encountered energy shortages during his tenure. In 1974, Ford granted a pardon to Nixon and this is a reason cited for his failure to win re-election.
George Bush Sr.
A struggling U.S. economy was attributed to Bush’s unseating. James Carville’s “it’s the economy stupid” was the winning campaign slogan that enabled Bill Clinton to win.
Each of these one term presidents faced the same issue. The economy! If unemployment continues to be at a historic low rate (currently 3.6 % not seen since 1969) and the economy is flourishing in November 2020 Donald Trump will be a “shoe-in” to win a second term even if his behavior and words are appalling to many people.
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