According to the "curse", the second terms of U.S. presidents have usually been plagued by a major scandal, policy inertia, some sort of catastrophe, or other problems.
Menurut "kutukan" tersebut, masa jabatan kedua para presiden AS biasanya diwarnai dengan skandal besar, kegagalan kebijakan, beberapa penyusutan mencolok, atau masalah lainnya.