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Claustrum

(4,845 posts) Wed Nov 4, 2020, 04:19 PM Nov 2020

Lets put this in perspective. It's historically very hard to win against an incumbent.

Yes, we didn't get the landslide we wanted. But Biden is going to win as a challenger. Trump is going down in history as one of the very few 1 term presidents.

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Lets put this in perspective. It's historically very hard to win against an incumbent. (Original Post) Claustrum Nov 2020 OP

23 presidents didn't serve 2 full terms. About half of them. unblock Nov 2020 #1

To add to the info I just read that Biden got the most votes of any presidential candidate. nt in2herbs Nov 2020 #2

Yes, Biden has broken Barack Obama's 2008 record by approx 1M more votes thus far In It to Win It Nov 2020 #6

That is true but most 10 year old's would make doc03 Nov 2020 #3

You are not wrong. I still don't understand how Trump can improve his numbers so much. Claustrum Nov 2020 #4

It's hard to figure but 1/2 of the country thinks doc03 Nov 2020 #5

Tell me about it! Where did these mysterious Trump votes come from? In It to Win It Nov 2020 #8

Good point... Rollo Nov 2020 #7

The best part will be: No more presidential tweets Rollo Nov 2020 #9

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1. 23 presidents didn't serve 2 full terms. About half of them.

Reply to Claustrum (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 04:28 PM

Nov 2020

Some of them died in office or chose not to seek re-election rather face a defeat at the ballot box, but still, one-term presidencies are not rare.

We've had 4 two-termers since 1980 (Reagan, Clinton, shrub, Obama) that is unusual in that timespan.