Is the Obama legacy built on quicksand?

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President Obama’s legacy is entirely dependent on the idea that a Republican commander in chief would not dare to roll back a series of executive moves meant to cement his place in the history books.

It’s an uncomfortable reality for a president who views unilateral action as the best way to deliver on campaign pledges that lack legislative support and fulfill his own lofty prognostications of what a progressive government could accomplish.

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