While Hillary Clinton had to contend with โClinton fatigueโ in her 2008 race for president, โObama fatigueโ is her potential stumbling block this time.
Barack Obama and George Bush have at least one thing in common when it comes to the second terms they won โ the first year of their encores have been downers when it came to their public images.
After the horrific shootings at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., a year ago claiming the lives of 20 children and six adults, there was a sense in the country โ especially among gun-control supporters — that the tragedy would be different from similar ones in the past and push the nation to action. But ultimately, a sustained change in public opinion did not materialize, and a bill to tighten gun laws died in the Senate.