Why the best 2016 candidate might be the 2008 version of Obama

Voters hate Washington and want a fresh-faced outsider to fix it. Sound familiar?

Barack Obama
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President Obama swept to the White House in 2008 behind a message of hope and change. Washington was broken, and he said he was the key to fixing it.

Coming amid an economic crisis, and after eight long years of George W. Bush, the message resonated with voters. Yet one year into Obama's second term, the national political climate remains strikingly similar to that of 2008.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.