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The odds that a Democrat could beat him in a Democratic-leaning state just one year after a massive organizing effort to reelect President Obama are just too high and being a failed governor is worse than being a one-term governor.
Jamal Simmons: What Next for Christie? Skip Reelection and Start Running for President in 2016 Jamal Simmons 2011
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In the interview he justified the change, saying: "I want to be a one-term opposition, and there is no way I want shadow cabinet members looking over their shoulder and thinking about anything other than winning the next election."
Ed Miliband sets out reform agenda and says: Labour cannot go on like this 2011
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The audience grew more uncomfortable when Brown turned to the candidates who are looking to make Obama a one-term president.
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Just two years ago it seemed highly unlikely that Barack Obama would turn out to be a one-term president.
No More Years Pete du Pont 2011
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From a deficit-fighting standpoint, even that was a victory, fueled by Bush's reluctant agreement to raise taxes in 1990 — a decision that helped make him a one-term president.
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In speeches tailored for the party's base, they hit similar messages about making Obama a one-term president, repealing his health care overhaul and lowering taxes.
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"And that's the reason why President Obama will be a one-term president."
Mitt Romney: 'Obamacare Is Bad Law' The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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"And that's the reason why President Obama will be a one-term president."
Mitt Romney: 'Obamacare Is Bad Law' The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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In speeches tailored for the party's base, they hit similar messages about making Obama a one-term president, repealing his health care overhaul and lowering taxes.
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From a deficit-fighting standpoint, even that was a victory, fueled by Bush's reluctant agreement to raise taxes in 1990 — a decision that helped make him a one-term president.
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