Campaign Watch: Deciding the Next President - Key 12

American University professor Allan J. Lichtman has developed a combination of historical facts and factors that together provide a context for the presidential campaign and an early indicator of the results.

The following is one of the 13 Keys to the White House he has devised. It takes a true or false answer. In the commentary section, you can also share your views on the related question.

Key 12 (Incumbent charisma): The incumbent party candidate is charismatic or a national hero.

Tell us what you think. Does the current administration have charisma?  Let us know what you think?  Once we have compiled your answers to all 13 keys, we will do a follow-up report on the results.

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