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- The article explains the Six-Year Itch, a constitutional cycle that affects the second year of a president's second term.
- It notes this period often brings stalled agendas, potential crises, public disinterest, and weak midterm performance by the president's party.
- The piece states U.S. President Donald Trump could be affected by the pattern despite prior successes, indicating inherent second-term difficulties.
