The Ron Paul thread in post-1900 got me to thinking - he was eligible to run in 1972 if he'd been involved in politics earlier. Which got me to thinking of a challenge.
Now, I had John Quincy Adams elected in 1812 in "Created Equal," so you could only tie that if you go 12 years, and there are actually other ways to do it. (Hughes wins in 1916, FDR a compromise in 1920, or he's VP and the President is assassinated by random anarchist in 1921, for instance.) And yet, 16 seemed too far after since quite a few of our Presidents have been older and didn't even live that long.
So, the challenge is to go 16 years before or 12 years after a President first was elected for them to enter office. Since I say "enters thsi includes as VP. He need not serve out a full term, and yes, the wording means he could pull a Cleveland, but while Cleveland in OTL or Grant, TR, maybe Van Buren could hve, it's hard to imagine going 8 years and then going back to someone from that long ago. Although some do say TR might have tried in 1920. (Edit: Just realized Grand's and TR's would be 12 years after the start of their first, so the challenge is to have someone at least 8 years after their 2nd term ends.)
And, of course, the further the better.
Extra bonus points if you have this president enter office younger than 40 years old or older then 75.
Now, I had John Quincy Adams elected in 1812 in "Created Equal," so you could only tie that if you go 12 years, and there are actually other ways to do it. (Hughes wins in 1916, FDR a compromise in 1920, or he's VP and the President is assassinated by random anarchist in 1921, for instance.) And yet, 16 seemed too far after since quite a few of our Presidents have been older and didn't even live that long.
So, the challenge is to go 16 years before or 12 years after a President first was elected for them to enter office. Since I say "enters thsi includes as VP. He need not serve out a full term, and yes, the wording means he could pull a Cleveland, but while Cleveland in OTL or Grant, TR, maybe Van Buren could hve, it's hard to imagine going 8 years and then going back to someone from that long ago. Although some do say TR might have tried in 1920. (Edit: Just realized Grand's and TR's would be 12 years after the start of their first, so the challenge is to have someone at least 8 years after their 2nd term ends.)
And, of course, the further the better.
Extra bonus points if you have this president enter office younger than 40 years old or older then 75.
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