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Such a President may lack political force and strength. Sign up for our newsletters here, tailored for morning delivery in Asia, Europe & Africa, and the Americas. Lame duck President is a President who is in the last part of his/her term of office, who cannot stand for re-election.

This was published as part of the Quartz Weekend Brief. But if nothing else, Obama, who has disappointed many of his supporters over the years, is finally delivering the hope he campaigned on, and could yet walk out looking like a hero. Some of these achievements are less solid than they look (the headline unemployment rate masks an also-shrinking labor force and other structural problems) and some of them are accidents of timing (the Iran talks, for example, began 10 years ago). Even so, this year and the next may rank as one of the most productive lame-duck periods in modern US history. John Kennedy voiced his concerns about President Biden’s leadership on ' America Reports ' Monday, calling the president a 'lame duck' less than. Bush launched the Iraq war “surge.” Bill Clinton got China into the WTO. The Lame-Duck President: What Can Barack Obama Do in His Final Year Broesamle, John on. The lame-duck label belies the fact that, unencumbered by politics, late-term presidents often achieve big things. As a result, lame-duck presidents are more concerned with their legacy.

He doesn't have to worry about getting re-elected. The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution prohibits the president from serving a third term. And by the time he leaves, unemployment will likely be near its pre-crisis low. president who has won a second term in office automatically becomes a lame duck. This paper shows that the positive effect of. His recent speeches on marriage and race have reawakened the rhetorical power that he seemed to lose right after taking office. Recent studies highlight positive effect of political connections on firm performance and stock returns. He can even bask in the Supreme Court’s decision (though he played no part in it) to legalize same-sex marriage. He won fast-track authority for a large, international trade deal that his own party tried to torpedo. Last month the president’s signature health-care reform survived a Supreme Court challenge that could have sunk it.