First Black President Jinx

In 1993 Republicans claimed there would be no way Bill Clinton would get re-elected.  Back then, Republicans argued, Dems had stolen the election by implanting Ross Perot-- and also because the Clintons were murdering people that disagreed with them.  When in 1996 Clinton easily coasted to re-election and had successfully turned the economy around, Republicans still claimed that he wasn't a real president and was going to destroy the country.  So, just like all good and faithful patriots do, they created controversy after controversy to bring down his presidency.  We all forget, they came very close to doing so.

Fast forward to today.  Very similar situations.  A Democratic president stuck to clean up the economic mess his very unpopular Republican predecessor left for him.  And don't forget the constant crying of Republicans calling him a fake president that wants to destroy America.  It's all very similar.  Just like in 1997, when Republicans couldn't win at the ballot, they sought to remove from office a popular president by creating scandal after scandal.  Except this time there's a problem.  Rush Limbaugh, the leader of the GOP, concludes it's impossible to remove the first black president of the Untied States.  This really has to throw a wrench in their plans.

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