OK, with the election going the wrong way (from my perspective), the chances of Mr. President being played & enjoyed by my family at Thanksgiving is nil. But my regular game group isn't bothered! :-) In fact, Ryan said he was really in the mood to try it again, and since we had exactly four people it was a perfect opportunity to play the partnership game. (The best way, to be sure.)
It was fun, though for some reason we had even more fun with it last time (when Arnold became governor). I was the Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate, and our side won a landslide victory. Some of it was due to our superior debating skill (though we didn't actually "win" any of the three debates), stronger home states than our opponents, and a fair bit of luck. The luck comes from rolling the 7 or doubles that allows you to engage in a debate, use political advertising, or go back to your home state. Then there's the less direct but just as important effect of being able to play your ballot cards quickly, run out your deck first, and "steal" some ballots from your opponents during the Undecided/Absentee vote tally.
Next time we play I think we'll try the modifications suggested by Jared Scarborough to bring the game up to date with a 2004 political landscape.