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Alan Johnson

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To be fair, FDR was in no shape to be President at the end. But it's an interesting comparison, as he only ran for a 3rd and 4th term because he saw the existential threat of WWII and felt the US needed continuity of (his) leadership. (screenshot from Wikipedia)

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Queen Gwenevere's avatar Queen Gwenevere @queengwenevere.bsky.social
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Reading that, though, it’s clear that he WAS still doing his job capably enough right to the end of his fourth (!) term. If he was ready to retire before attempting a fifth (!!) term, well, who wouldn’t be? Four terms and a world war is a pretty dang good record.

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ASMEH's avatar ASMEH @asmeh.bsky.social
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People don't really consider "shape" unless it's the opponent being talked about.

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