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Obama is not a lame duck president until his replacement is nominated and then elected. That happens in November.
by krallja 11y ago
Obama is not a lame duck president until his replacement is nominated and then elected. That happens in November.
- tptacek 11y agoThat depends on whose definition you use, but this discussion is mostly about precedent; look up the "Thurmond Rule" to see why technical strictness about the term "lame duck" isn't really an issue here.
- krallja 11y agoThe Thurmond Rule, which is amorphous and inconsistently applied, only applies when an incumbent has "six months or so" remaining in his term. We are still several months away from that excuse being valid.