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SomewhereInTheMiddle

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29. I had strongly hoped when I voted for him ...

Wed Jun 17, 2026, 02:30 AM

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... he would commit to a single term and spend much of that term trying to codify into law all the norms and traditions that Trump showed to be ignorable and toothless in his first term. Setting strong boundaries on the power of the president that Trump so flagrantly abused and enlarged.

I was saddened when he did neither.

I would still have voted for him in 2024 if he had stayed on the ballot and I did vote for Harris.

But the lack of new laws has allowed Trump to go much further in his second term. Not that he does not regularly flout the existing laws.

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She's not wrong calguy 18 hrs ago #1

He should've announced he wasn't running again, right after the (fairly) successful midterms... 68er 18 hrs ago #2

I very openly advocated that he should be running in 2020 expplicitly as a one-term President. Bluetus 14 hrs ago #20

Agreed. He would not have had to keep any "powder dry" for a second term, in that case... 68er 14 hrs ago #21

I had strongly hoped when I voted for him ... SomewhereInTheMiddle 11 hrs ago #29

She's definitely correct JBTaurus83 18 hrs ago #3

To embed a YT Short video on DU... littlemissmartypants 18 hrs ago #4

Thanks! Noted for next time. ForgoTheConsequence 18 hrs ago #6

👍❤️ littlemissmartypants 18 hrs ago #7

File in the "no shit" file. He said in '20 he'd likely NOT run for a 2nd term. Callie1979 18 hrs ago #5

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I don't think it had anything to do with power Bayard 14 hrs ago #24

Biden never promised that or committed to that. There's no reason to bring all this crap up. LymphocyteLover 18 hrs ago #9

Clinton was asked a question in Interview. She answered it. delisen 17 hrs ago #11

And people are sick of politicians being evasive and too "coached" Bluetus 14 hrs ago #22

She could've answered that without dumping so harshly on Joe Biden, a totally decent man and good president LymphocyteLover 7 hrs ago #33

Yes. He did. Akakoji 17 hrs ago #12

"So did Biden promise or pledge or signal that he would be a one-term president? No, not explicitly." LymphocyteLover 7 hrs ago #32

Stating the obvious Akakoji 17 hrs ago #10

Well, technically he was Polybius 16 hrs ago #14

What's the difference between technically lying and lying? Akakoji 12 hrs ago #26

I meant technically he was a one term President Polybius 8 hrs ago #31

She's not wrong but it's still a little bit weird that she's made a statement like that in public All Things Considered, msfiddlestix 16 hrs ago #13

She was interviewed, and someone asked if it was a mistake that he ran again (initially) Polybius 16 hrs ago #15

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