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thesquanderer

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2. Nice thought, but I don't think it holds water.

Reply to BWdem4life (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2024, 02:45 AM

Oct 4

Presidents do many things as president that are not required of them. For example, presidents are not required to visit disaster areas, or honor outstanding citizens, and so forth... but if and when a president chooses to do these things, they are doing them in their official role and capacity as president.

Still, I agree that seeking re-election is not an official duty, it is fundamentally no different than seeking election in the first place (which by definition cannot be an official duty, since at that point, the person isn't president).

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