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Reportedly, President US Grant toyed with the idea of running for a third term as president. Very few of his Republican colleagues supported this idea. There had been too many scandals in the eight years Grant had served as president.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 6y agoNot really. His presidency was marred by corruption and scandal, and a third term was incredibly unlikely had he chosen to run.
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Did Ulysses S. Grant run for re-election?
Yes, and some people wanted him to try for a third term.
Was Grover Cleveland a stalwart?
No- Stalwarts were a faction in the Republican party that were not keen on Civil Service reform and wanted to run Grant for a third term. Cleveland was a Democrat.
Was Grover Cleveland stalwart?
No- Stalwarts were a faction in the Republican party that were not keen on Civil Service reform and wanted to run Grant for a third term. Cleveland was a Democrat.
Did eisenhower run for a third term?
no
Can a president could run again after his term?
If he has only run once, he can run for a second term. However, If he has run twice, he cannot become president a third time.
Why did Washington not run third term as president?
He wanted to retire.
Did president Obama sign an executive order to run for a third term?
No
Why did Eisenhower run for re-election in 1960?
He could not run the law prohibited running for a third term
Which president served more than two terms?
In 1940, Franklin D. Roosevelt successfully won a 3rd term as President. He was elected to a 4th term in 1944, however passed away 13 months into his term. He is the only president to even run for a third term.Ulysses S. Grant was considered for a third term and I do not think he strongly refused tp run, but in the end, he was not nominatedFranklin Delano Roosevelt is the only president in American history who served more than two terms. He died in 1945 while serving his fourth term.
Can Brian Sandoval run for a third term in Nevada?
No, he is term limited for life. The term limits went into effect since 1996.
Who was the first president to run for a third term?
An attempt was made to nominate President Grant for a third term, but he didn't campaign for it in the way people run for President now and the attempt failed. The first President to run for a third term was Theodore Roosevelt. After serving two terms from 1901 to 1908, Teddy Roosevelt did not run in 1908. In 1912, Teddy ran for the Republican nomination and lost to William Howard Taft. He then formed a third party, the Bull Moose party, and ran for President. He ultimatedly lost to Woodrow Wilson, though he did beat the Republican candidate, Taft. The first President to actively campaign for a third term and win was Franklin Roosevelt, who was nominated and elected to a third fourth term.
Why might the national organization for women want to choose and run a third party candidate?
to split the votes
