If terms limits hadn't been implemented...

[Old Man Willow]

I think we can count Obama since we would have known at this point if he was going to run again.

[SPC]

Obama and Clinton (although probably a nonconsecutive one in 2008)

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Clinton is by far the most likely--he loved being president more than any of these men. Plus, Eisenhower and Reagan were too old at the end of their second terms.

[IceSpear]

Definitely Clinton, maybe Obama.

[Mr. Smith]

Reagan was falling apart at that point, he's out in spite of a ridiculously fortunate tenure (for him).

Eisenhower was also getting too old, and he was reluctantly drafted in in the first place.


Bush and Obama both are simply too hated and locked up by the polarization to want to do more. I wouldn't be surprised if Obama ended up becoming un-personed the same way Dubya did.

This leaves it to Clinton, still young and powerful, and still very popular with the job.

[politicus]

Reagan was falling apart at that point, he's out in spite of a ridiculously fortunate tenure (for him).

Eisenhower was also getting too old, and he was reluctantly drafted in the first place.

Bush and Obama both are simply too hated and locked up by the polarization to want to do more.

This leaves it to Clinton, still young and powerful, and still very popular with the job.

This, except that I think Obama would have gone for a third term and he is an insanely good campaigner, so he might have made it despite all odds.

[SWE]

Obama would easily win a third term if he was able to run, as would all of the non-Bush presidents, but Clinton is the only one I could even imagine going for it.

[politicus]

Obama would easily win a third term if he was able to run.

Easily might be a bit much, but given how the electoral college is structured and how good a campaigner he is he would likely win.

[TDAS04]

Probably Clinton and Obama.

[ScottieF]

Reagan probably would have, and won. Clinton definitely would have and he might still be president.

[Consciously Unconscious]

Reagan probably would have, and won. Clinton definitely would have and he might still be president.

I'm sorry, but seriously?   There's no way anyone could win six consecutive terms.  First of all, there's no way that he would have remained popular enough to keep winning time after time.  Second of all, the amount of strain over twenty years of being President would have on your mind and body can not be understated.  So even in a magical unrealistic world of happiness, popularity,  and prosperity, it would be almost impossible to be president for that period of time.

[ElectionsGuy]

Definitely Clinton

[TNF]

Clinton would still be President right now if not for the 22nd Amendment

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Clinton would still be President right now if not for the 22nd Amendment

You're forgetting the economic crisis that would still have happened. Clinton would probably have been wilier in his response than Bush was (Bush's reaction to the economic crisis was one of the worst in the world, barring Cowen's); but he would have almost certainly suffered a major blow. (and not Clinton's favoured type of blow either)

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

All of them except maybe Bush.

[ScottieF]

Reagan probably would have, and won. Clinton definitely would have and he might still be president.

I'm sorry, but seriously?   There's no way anyone could win six consecutive terms.  First of all, there's no way that he would have remained popular enough to keep winning time after time.  Second of all, the amount of strain over twenty years of being President would have on your mind and body can not be understated.  So even in a magical unrealistic world of happiness, popularity,  and prosperity, it would be almost impossible to be president for that period of time.

I imagine the economic crisis might have stopped him in his tracks. I think he probably would have won in 2000 and 2004 though.

[Intell]

Eisenhower, Reagan, Clinton and Obama could have been re- elected for a thrd term, if there wasn't a 22nd amendment. Clinton and maybe Obama are the only two that would run for the third term though.