In theory, and given the inevitability with which the fixation on access journalism feeds the manufacturing of consent, it feels like the way for one party to hold the presidency forever is just to always resign 34 months into a four-year term and run the ascended VP as incumbent
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If President Harris were to then go on to resign for health reasons after winning reelection to pass the baton to President Buttigieg I think people would cry foul
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Incumbency advantage is real but it's not all-powerful, it's got a built-in time limit to it usually, at least in a system like ours (where the two-party system is ingrained enough that most people think of politics as an axis between left and right)
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This election is so fucked up that I completely forgot that you guys are probably about to get the first female VP ever?
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Yes, and unlike other times there's a very high chance she becomes President (if Biden doesn't die/resign due to his health in the next four years she's almost certainly the nominee in 2024)
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