President Barack Obama joins three other Presidents in the past century in a major accomplishment.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the last Democrat to win a majority of the popular vote in two consecutive elections.
Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan are the two other Presidents, both Republican, who have accomplished that same goal.
So now Barack Obama joins that exclusive fraternity, and since the other three are put into the top ten of all Presidents in American history in most polls, the odds of Barack Obama ending up there eventually are greatly improved.
Imagine this accomplishment, and it is a marvelous extra dividend for the historical record and significance of Barack Obama!
what you forget is that Obama also made history in a far more significant way in this second election: he is the first and thus far only president to be re-elected with fewer electoral votes and fewer popular votes than his first election 😉
Very true, Lauren! Good point! Thanks!