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They were considered as lame in the sense that the impairment of their powers rendered them vulnerable like a gang bird injured by buck shot. by the 1830s, the term had emigrated here and moved to the political sphere and was used by a term about to end. a president becomes a lame duck when he s still in office after his successor is elected. but its usage has been expanded. the political press was full of headlines, calling president obama, oh, no, a lame duck, even though he had a full half of his entire second term left. people were writing this obituary even before the president s second term started. everyone who thought barack obama was done should have been listening to his response the day after the midterms when he was asked about this lame duck status. that s the label that you guys apply. ....