American politics has entered a peculiar moment where hypothetical matchups between constitutionally ineligible candidates are generating serious polling data. A recent survey shows former President Barack Obama would defeat President Donald Trump by 11 points in a 2028 race—a contest neither man can legally enter.ContentsWhy This Poll Matters AnywayThe Numbers Tell a Familiar StoryThe Constitutional […]
I’ve seen it mentioned that they would try to claim it only applied to consecutive terms, so Obama, Bush, and Clinton would be out.