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Triana

(22,666 posts) Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:10 AM Apr 2015

How long has it been since Democratic President was elected 3 times in a row?

In my entire lifetime it's been 8 years of Dems, (sometimes only 4), then a Republican for 8 looooooooooooong and hideously destructive years.

Given that rather hideous pattern, what hope have we in 2016, particularly when Republican candidates have unlimited money floating around to buy them a Presidency with?

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How long has it been since Democratic President was elected 3 times in a row? (Original Post) Triana Apr 2015 OP

Truman in '48. n/t Smarmie Doofus Apr 2015 #1

Gore in 2000, but.... LeftishBrit Apr 2015 #2

+1000 marym625 Apr 2015 #3

The Republicants pulled it off with Bush Pere and came within a hair of pulling it off ... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #5

Yeppers. onehandle Apr 2015 #8

Demographics/NT DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #4

I wasn't born when Franklin D. Roosevelt was first elected POTUS Stellar Apr 2015 #6

Not in my lifetime. I'm talking since the 1960s or so. Triana Apr 2015 #7

Okay..Got'cha! Stellar Apr 2015 #9

2000. Al Gore, but a corrupt supreme court stepped in and gave it to a republican. Autumn Apr 2015 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author IphengeniaBlumgarten Apr 2015 #11

2016 will be the first in my lifetime beachbum bob Apr 2015 #12

We have the crazier-than-ever that is today's GOP. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #13

About the same hope that a black man could be elected after 43 white Presidents. FSogol Apr 2015 #14

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)

1. Truman in '48. n/t

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:11 AM

Apr 2015

LeftishBrit

(41,518 posts)

2. Gore in 2000, but....

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:14 AM

Apr 2015

marym625

(17,997 posts)

3. +1000

Reply to LeftishBrit (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:22 AM

Apr 2015

DemocratSinceBirth

(102,007 posts)

5. The Republicants pulled it off with Bush Pere and came within a hair of pulling it off ...

Reply to LeftishBrit (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:25 AM

Apr 2015

The Republicants pulled it off with Bush Pere and came within a hair of pulling it off with Dick Nixon.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

8. Yeppers.

Reply to LeftishBrit (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:50 AM

Apr 2015

Thanks, Ralph.

DemocratSinceBirth

(102,007 posts)

4. Demographics/NT

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:23 AM

Apr 2015

Stellar

(5,644 posts)

6. I wasn't born when Franklin D. Roosevelt was first elected POTUS

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:28 AM

Apr 2015

32nd President of the United States

In office
March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945

and he died in office.

Triana

(22,666 posts)

7. Not in my lifetime. I'm talking since the 1960s or so.

Reply to Stellar (Reply #6)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:49 AM

Apr 2015

I thought of FDR but that's before my time ie: not in the past 50 years.

Stellar

(5,644 posts)

9. Okay..Got'cha!

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Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:50 AM

Apr 2015

Autumn

(49,020 posts)

10. 2000. Al Gore, but a corrupt supreme court stepped in and gave it to a republican.

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Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:55 AM

Apr 2015

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IphengeniaBlumgarten This message was self-deleted by its author.

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

12. 2016 will be the first in my lifetime

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 10:23 AM

Apr 2015

when hillary-warren ticket wins the presidency and congress is won back from the conservatives

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)

13. We have the crazier-than-ever that is today's GOP.

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 10:24 AM

Apr 2015

FSogol

(47,665 posts)

14. About the same hope that a black man could be elected after 43 white Presidents.

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 10:31 AM

Apr 2015

GOTV.

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