I think “usual” is the sticking point. “Usual given the precedent of the Clinton/Bush/Obama era” and “A return to form after the historically-unusual Clinton/Bush/Obama era” are both definitions of the term that I’ve seen used in political conversations, and these definitions are exact opposites of each other.
I think “usual” is the sticking point. “Usual given the precedent of the Clinton/Bush/Obama era” and “A return to form after the historically-unusual Clinton/Bush/Obama era” are both definitions of the term that I’ve seen used in political conversations, and these definitions are exact opposites of each other.