Instead, our system of governance - which has steered this nation into greatness over our two-plus centuries - is in shambles. The destructive force America needed Obama to subdue has grown stronger. The future of American democracy is in serious doubt.
Can we call such a legacy the mark of a "successful" presidency?
Had he done Job One, might we not have had even more achievements, plus a properly functioning political system?
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