Without the 22nd Amendment, How Many Terms Would Each President Have Sought?

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My thoughts:

Eisenhower: Still retires

Kennedy: Still is Cut short

LBJ: Still Declines in '68

Nixon: Still resigns in '74

Ford: Still Loses

Carter: Still Loses

Reagan: Would want to and would seriously consider it, but in the end, Nancy would stop him from doing it. He still retires.

HW Bush: Still Loses.

Clinton: All depends on Hillary's Political ambitions. If she still wants the Senate Seat in New York, despite Bill being able to run again, he steps down after two terms. If she wants Bill to have a third term, he runs for it and narrowly defeats Bush or McCain. With 9/11 and the DotCom bust and recession in 2001, Bill has a tough third term and the stress negatively affects his health, causing an earlier bypass surgery. He steps down after three terms and the GOP wins decisively in 2004. 2008 and 2012 are toss up in this timeline.

W. Bush: Steps down after two terms without any hesitation.

Obama: If he feels he has a better shot at winning than Hillary or Biden  and really thinks his legacy is at stake, he runs. Whether he wins or depends on who he's running against. Keep in mind, he is a smarter and better campaigner than Hillary. If Cruz or Trump is the nominee, Obama wins. If Kasich is the nominee, Obama loses. Jeb! and Rubio are in the toss up category.