Yes, he deserves it in my opinion, because he either kept or attempted to keep most of the promises he made in 2008.
He said he would make universal healthcare a reality in the U.S. He got it passed.
He said he would end the war in Iraq. The war is over.
He said he would decrease the deficit by requiring the wealthiest Americans to pay higher taxes. He's tried several times and failed miserably.
He said he would reform social security. He backed off this major issue last year. I didn't like this one bit.
He said he would decrease unemployment. Unemployment was over 10% in 2008 and is now ~8%. This is neither a positive or negative for Obama in my opinion. Unemployment is going down sure, but very slowly and at times remains stagnant. A lot of his proposals to decrease unemployment were either passed with heavy compromises, making them mostly ineffectual or blocked outright by Congress. It could be argued that any of his opponents would've made this situation a lot worse, but that would be going into irrelevant 'what-if' scenarios.
There are a lot of other things that I liked and didn't like about his term as President, but this is all I care to type right now.
I am the Playstation Avenger.
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