Elections and the electoral pendulum remain as guardrails on presidential power, with the possibility of midterm elections in two years and a presidential election in four years allowing the pendulum to swing back.
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“there are elections um and uh I'm not one of these people that thinks you know Trump is going to stay in power again for a term I mean there'll be a midterm election in two years and there'll be an election in four years and the Pendulum can and very likely will swing [25:41]”
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Ben Rhodes: The Warren and Anita Manshel Lecture in American Foreign Policy— Weatherhead Center for International AffairsCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:23:32 AM
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