Obama, at the other end of his presidency, faces a slide into lame duck status.
Her presidency faced formidable challenges, many dating back to colonial rule, which certainly could not be eradicated overnight.
Nearly every significant initiative of the Obama Presidency faces mortal, or nearly mortal, threats in the courts.
With Obamacare still in crisis from its botched technical rollout, the signature reform of the Obama presidency faces threats from state-based politicians who have devised a strategy to scupper the federal health insurance exchanges.
However, considering that Obama entered into his presidency facing some of the biggest challenges of our generation – the economic crisis being the most pressing - we have already been given some insight into how he copes under pressure.
4. Our Weak Presidency Facing a Congress in which the House is controlled by Republicans and the Senate is hobbled by the filibuster, Barack Obama's legislative strategy this year leans heavily on his use of the bully pulpit to shame Republicans into backing his initiatives, especially on gun control.
This, along with the talk of impeachment, may restore to Congress some of the initiative usually held by the White House.The journalists go to workAs well as the threat of an assertive Congress, the presidency faces the challenge of an increasingly intrusive press.
Well, the president came into this September weekend after a long August during which he seemed to lose the thread of his presidency, facing the criticism that he was an overexposed celebrity figure.
Season 2 will see Kevin Spacey's wily congressman Frank Underwood finally get 'one heartbeat away from the presidency' but face attacks from all sides.
