That said, we can now embark on the long journey to explore the economic and social impacts of his administration. However, this can never be exhaustive from a single event or newspaper article. The true legacy of the president, like any other national leader before him, will be a long voyage for many years to come. Some of his policies, decisions, errors of commission or omission would continue to shape our future. In this article, we only sample the events and discernible achievements of the past ten years.
For some strange reasons, however, he or his handlers have chosen an unprecedented path of competing with campaigners for advertisements to broadcast his legacy. Unfortunately, unless the sole objective of this is to influence his support base into voting in a particular way, this cannot be expected to re-write his legacy or lack of it thereof. Legacies cannot be told on billboards or paid advertisements; they are lived, experienced or impressed in the minds and hearts of the people. So, the first question to ask here is: What makes a president consequential?
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