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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts) Sun Jun 16, 2019, 01:23 PM Jun 2019

Beschloss tweet; "Nixon backers exploring prospects for third term"--March 1973

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No doubt, in response to this:

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Beschloss win!

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Beschloss tweet; "Nixon backers exploring prospects for third term"--March 1973 (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Jun 2019 OP

Reaganhood liked to 'joke' about voters wanting him for a 3rd term. empedocles Jun 2019 #1

Didn't Giuliani try talking about a third term? Said he was needed because of 9/11 katmondoo Jun 2019 #2

Then Bloomberg went out and bought the rule change allowing himself a third term. madinmaryland Jun 2019 #4

Term limits was their idea Cartoonist Jun 2019 #3

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

1. Reaganhood liked to 'joke' about voters wanting him for a 3rd term.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Jun 16, 2019, 01:34 PM

Jun 2019

It seemed to be a cover story, because immediately upon leaving office, Reagan disappeared from public view. President G. H. Bush blew the cover when he very soon publicly admitted to the effect that Reagan would not be seen in public.

katmondoo

(6,454 posts)

2. Didn't Giuliani try talking about a third term? Said he was needed because of 9/11

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Jun 16, 2019, 02:01 PM

Jun 2019

madinmaryland

(64,931 posts)

4. Then Bloomberg went out and bought the rule change allowing himself a third term.

Reply to katmondoo (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 16, 2019, 02:27 PM

Jun 2019

Rudy was hated in NYC. There was no way he was getting a third term.

Cartoonist

(7,309 posts)

3. Term limits was their idea

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Jun 16, 2019, 02:09 PM

Jun 2019

They didn't like FDR winning four terms. It immediately bit them in the ass. Eisenhower could have won a third term easily. Maybe Reagan too.

Clinton and Obama surely could have.

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