The rebuttal speech, given after the president speaks at the State of the Union, has been referred to as “the worst job in politics.” Here's a look back at some of the most memorable responses. And it’s because of dumb, unavoidable things such as the water bottle incident that the response is often called the “worst job in politics.” Remember when then-Gov. And yet, for all its vaunted reputation for being one of the worst jobs in politics, this speech isn’t necessarily a career-killer. Jindal probably didn’t lose his chance to become president because he came across like Mr. Rogers in his State of the Union response. “No matter how well a response goes, it will be overshadowed by the State of the Union speech itself,” Heye said.

Source: Washington Post January 29, 2018 17:02 UTC