President Biden: The NEW one and only politics thread

CNN having on John fucking Bolton to talk about this.

 

If Trump wins (and unless he takes a Sharpie to the 22nd Amendment or dies in office) America will go a minimum of 20 years between electing incumbents, with the next opportunity not coming until at least 2032. The only longer stretch by my quick and dirty calculus is 1872-1900.

 

I hope I live long enough to piss on his grave, as well as that of McConnell, Alito, Thomas, et. al. ...

 

Math isn't my strongpoint.

 

Jackson (1832) to Lincoln (1864) was longer

 

Damn. Sure enough.
We have to do better as a country.
If not for Constitutional amendment, Barack Obama could run in 2040, win and still be younger than Biden is today when starting his next term.

 

I think I had found that one the first time, then forgot it when I double checked and relized I was counting a 20-year stretch last century that was broken up by Cal Coolidge getting a partial term after Harding died. Good catch.

 

Last third party candidate to win an actual state?

Trivia nerds unite!

 

I almost messed up because McKinley died months into his second term which made the gap look bigger.

 

Goldwater?

Edit: Looked it up, I was wrong. Is this actual trivia or are you looking for the answer?

 

If not, who in the will is receiving a mason jar, map, and list of instructions?

 

Wallace in 68 would be my guess. Anderson and Perot didn’t get on the board in the Elecroral College.