Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20121211:12:04:00
Collapsing popularity a second term sounds so unappealing it's almost surprising obama didn't ask for a recount. it doesn't afflict every president. second, for many president, the woes of the second term are rooted in action and decisions taken in the first term which raises the dicey question about what might come to afflict this president. jeff, you did the laundry list. you look at nixon, wins 49 states, two years later, he's out of office. you look at reagan, who wins 49 states, the night of the midterm, iran contra is launched. bill clinton impeached, on and on. >> yes. except that, of c...