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Posted Wednesday, August 13, 2008 9:00 AM

Crooks and Liars: Would McCain limit himself to one term?

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Back in January, campaigning in New Hampshire, John McCain was asked whether he would be able to serve eight years as president, given his advanced age. McCain seemed to suggest that he might only serve one term : “If I said I was running for eight years, I’m not sure that would be a vote getter.” The campaign quickly backpedaled and said McCain was only being speculative, but Marc Ambinder recently reported that McCain was “inches away” from pledging to serve only one term at the time that he formally announced his candidacy. “The idea to serve one term had long been discussed among top advisers,” Ambinder reported, “and McCain was on board.” Speculation on this faded when the campaign insisted there was nothing to the story, but...
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