https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/09/the-second-term-curse/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 02:10:03 -0400<![CDATA[It is almost a truism that second terms are less successful than first terms, especially domestically. Franklin Delano Roosevelt lost his hold on Congress with his 1937 plan to pack the Supreme Court. Ronald Reagan faced the 1986 Iran-contra scandal. Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998. Richard Nixon resigned to avoid that fate in 1974. &#8230;]]>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:30:41 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/09/the-second-term-curse-n97324