Romney will probably the first President to serve two full terms since Reagan. He's done an okay job in my opinion. However I think the best President we've had in the 21st Century was Gore. Losing the popular vote in 2000 was an embarrassment, but the cap-and-trade bill and his response to 9/11 were seriously great accomplishments. Even Republicans commented that he was a welcome improvement over Clinton.
VP Ryan is the Republican frontrunner for 2020. Which Democrat stands the best chance of beating him?
I think Romney has done a pretty good job. I think he is beginning to bring back the honor that serving in the White House brings after years of scandals. He’s made some real progress in the areas of taxes, criminal justice reform, and has even upheld the climate change legislation that Gore helped to pass with broad bipartisan support back in 2002. He’s appointed extremely qualified judges to federal positions, including the appointments of Amul Thapar and Amy Barrett to the Supreme Court, and has brought about a thriving economy.
I thought Gore was a pretty good President, and his response to 9/11 was undoubtably amazing. It’s too bad he couldn’t take that energy and get re-elected in 2004 against McCain (OOC: changed it from Frist in my last post). Frankly, I’ve always liked John McCain. I felt bad that he got the blame for the 2008 recession when it wasn’t really his fault.
2020, if all else goes well in the next two years, will be a Republican victory. Paul Ryan’s approval ratings have been steadily climbing over the last few months, and it depends on the front runner. Of course, you’ve got Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, and a bunch of others lining up. I feel the front runner might be either Gillibrand, Harris, or Sanders. Those three are representing a new, more progressive wing of the Democratic Party, something they feel they need to do because it is different, and it might help them shake off the way the way Democrats stood behind Edwards in 2011.