# We may see a string of 1-term presidents

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [January 11, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-may-see-a-string-of-1-term-presidents/930285 "2021-01-11T20:19:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-may-see-a-string-of-1-term-presidents/930285/21 "2021-01-12T23:12:51Z")

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I first read about Lichtman’s keys back in the 1980s, before Bush Sr.'s run. Thought they were pretty good at first, but over the years, the judgment calls involved in too many of the keys piled up. In recent years, he’s been trying to make them more specific and minimize the judgment involved. The problem is, that means he’s retrofitting his definitions to many years of results that his keys only kinda sorta predicted at the time.

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-may-see-a-string-of-1-term-presidents/930285/22 "2021-01-13T02:17:30Z")

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> What do you suppose will happen to Biden between now and 2024. And why?
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> It seems a very odd assertion to make with no supporting evidence.

He’s 78 years old. I fully expect some health incident to occur.

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