On an historic night, an extreme liberal lost to a tough conservative; Trump beats Harris soundly
By David J. Halberstam 11/07/2024
Who knows what’s to come?
Lots of nuttiness. How about another, four years from now, the one scheduled in 2028?
The answer is no. “The 22nd Amendment prohibits anyone who from being elected more than twice. It was passed by Congress on March 21, 1947, and ratified on Feb. 27, 1951.”
Harry Truman rose to the presidency in 1945, after the death of his boss, Franklin D. Roosevelt. John Garner was FDR’s first Vice President, 1931-1938. A Texan who passed at age of 98. For his third term, FDR brought in Henry Wallace, an extreme leftist. He served just one term. When Roosevelt passed on April 12th 1945, Truman took over amidst the end of the bloody conflict of war. Truman worked on the Manhattan Project as the president was on his deathbed.
On August 6 and 9, 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. The bombings killed between 150,000 and 246,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict. from Wikipedia)
FDR broke with tradition in 1940, beating Republican businessman Wendell Willkie. Only then was he told of the ongoing Manhattan Project and the atomic bomb. When the war finally ended, both in Europe and the Pacific. Television was not quite created, it had become muddy and fearful. Still, husbands still engaged with commitments. Witnessing the bloodiness of it all, soldiers and heroes were proud.
Today, ostensibly, the national media lip-lashed Donald Trump for months. The mirror told a cruel story. Harris prepared for every rally, but she seemed to maintain little experience or confidence. Who knows what will occur four years from now?
Donald Trump defeated the sitting VP Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. This said, all be-it, Trump might want to run for a fourth presidency in 2028.
The Constitution rules that even if the terms aren’t consecutive, a person can only hold the office of the president twice.
There’s time for Harris to build her strength. I’d leave it here and wish her the best.
