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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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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It's the whole reason we have a sense that the White House "naturally" oscillates between Democrats and Republicans every four years, and the midterms always go to the opposite party that won the White House
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The year is 2027. The coronavirus outbreak is long behind us but in its wake, humanity has been left with a fatiguing health condition that affects the longevity of presidents
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Look I've played enough Stellaris to know that assigning someone to a leadership position is just starting a clock
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