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Yep, and the Republicans did it 3 more times before that. And then there's Jackson/Van Buren three terms Dem which immediately follows the first big run of Thom
by bryondowd 10y ago
Yep, and the Republicans did it 3 more times before that. And then there's Jackson/Van Buren three terms Dem which immediately follows the first big run of Thomas Jefferson and co running 7 terms as the Democratic-Republican party.
So really, it's just uncommon in the last sixty-odd years.
- devonkim 10y agoSo when the 22nd amendment was passed to limit the president to two terms in 1951 that seems to have changed the dynamics considerably.
- kjbflsudfb 10y agoMaybe. Maybe not. We don't have a good control group to be able to know for certain. I think there is some psychological effect the term limit has on voters. For many the end of a second terms appeals to them as an opportunity of a fresh start (for better or worse), which may translate into electing a leader from a different party.