Total grade: B
Health Care: B
Obama signed the historic health care bill in 2010. However, most of the major provisions don't go into effects until 2014, meaning there has been a minimal effect on most Americans
War on Terror: A
Obama has done an excellent job protecting the United States against terrorists. The pinnacle of his achievements was the death of Osama Bin Laden, who was killed in an operation ordered by Obama.
Dealing with the Economic Downturn: B
Obama inherited the wost financial and economic crisis since the Great Depression. Although the recovery is slow, progress is being made. One of the mistakes he made was to overemphasize his health care bill. He should have focused more on lowering the federal debt.
Reelection bid: C
I believe Obama has a chance at being reelected for president. With the economy as the biggest issue in the upcoming election, he can make the case that he is currently pulling the economy out of the recession, and that reelecting another Republic candidate would result in policies which caused the recession in the first place. Franklin Delano Roosevelt made the same case after his first term during the Great Depression.
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/18/140573224/obamas-re-election-what-are-the-odds
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