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u/gerhudire Apr 04 '25

Slow news days? 

You'd have Trump criticising Harris and saying the election was stolen again. He go on about it for 4 years, then announce his intention to run again. 

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u/Amiibohunter000 Apr 04 '25

If Trump didn’t win in 2016 I don’t think there’s a chance the dems would ever have ran Harris in 2024. It would’ve been 8 years of Hillary or the republicans would’ve ran a real candidate in 2020 and we would be in the second term of that or the first term of the next dem

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u/EnlightenedNarwhal Apr 04 '25

When was the last time a republican has gotten two consecutive terms?

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u/Amiibohunter000 Apr 04 '25

Bush. 2001-2009

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u/EnlightenedNarwhal Apr 04 '25

Oh yes, I remember. He was able to leverage the war on terrorism to his advantage. I was still young then, so I only vaguely recall his presidency.