Which President reelection looked the most Bleak after their first midterm

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Obama due to fact Mitt Romney looked very strong at the time, and we knew he was running. And Obama was the firsy blk president.

But, Clinton's looked bleak as well, but he had another go at it with Perot, that saved his presidency.

After the 2010 midterm disaster, people could point and say Clinton got blown out in 1994 and then had a comeback in 1996. In 1994 after the Republican wave, Clinton really didn't have that same positive example to rely on. Carter lost in 1978 and then lost in 1980 so that was a bad example for Clinton. My vote would go to Clinton in 1994.

It's going back awhile, but Clinton had the example of Truman winning after '46.

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If we're going back that far, Truman '46 is a pretty solid answer because there was essentially no precedent for victory back then.

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If we're going back that far, Truman '46 is a pretty solid answer because there was essentially no precedent for victory back then.

Taft, 1910

Uh...Taft lost.