A good president would. Truthfulness is what people want not a liar who tries to cover things up. He could've said something like "Time will tell, if the Democrats win then good for them" but no, instead he decided to be all cocky and stubborn by insisting all along that Republicans will win even though he knows they won't. It's the same thing with the Iraq war. He's been saying all along we will win but I think he knows that we won't. It's already lasted longer than WWII, the violence is getting worse and he still says we will win.