I never believed that surrendering the executive power should be a condition of getting the second term. The second term should stand on its own feet.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Second terms in the White House open the way for second thoughts.
I believe that the presidential term should be limited.
I think you do need two terms as a president.
I've said I'll stand for a full second term, but I think after that it will be time for new leadership. Terms are like Shredded Wheat - two are wonderful but three might just be too many.
I think that presidents don't give up power that has accrued to them by the precedent of previous presidents. Even when they say they would like to, I think once they get there they don't give it up.
I'm sure that was the right step, even though, formally speaking, it may seem disadvantageous for a president to resign. But, looking into what is happening today and what is going to happen in the future, I think history will show I made the right decision.
It has always been my plan not to serve more than two terms.
I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for predecessors as well.
After a two-term presidency, many young voters seem to want someone who is radically different from, even the opposite of, the commander in chief to whom they have become accustomed. After all, a two-term president will have led their nation for a significant percentage of their lives. That's boring. Isn't it time for a transformation?
I am opposed to the accumulation of executive power anywhere.