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2008
President - Obama
VP - Biden

2012
President - Biden
VP - Obama

2016
President - Obama
VP - Biden

2020
President- Biden
VP - Obama

No.

1NfamousACE_2 posted...

2008
President - Obama
VP - Biden

2012
President - Biden
VP - Obama

2016
President - Obama
VP - Biden

2020
President- Biden
VP - Obama

2020 is not possible. VP must meet all the same qualifications as president.

Tyranthraxus posted...

2020 is not possible. VP must meet all the same qualifications as president.

lol Wikipedia but this is what it says

As worded, the focus of the 22nd Amendment is on limiting individuals from being elected to the presidency more than twice. Questions have been raised about the amendment's meaning and application, especially in relation to the 12th Amendment, ratified in 1804, which states, "no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States."[23] While the 12th Amendment stipulates that the constitutional qualifications of age, citizenship, and residency apply to the president and vice president, it is unclear whether someone who is ineligible to be elected president due to term limits could be elected vice president. Because of the ambiguity, a two-term former president could possibly be elected vice president and then succeed to the presidency as a result of the incumbent's death, resignation, or removal from office, or succeed to the presidency from another stated office in the presidential line of succession.[9][24]
Some argue that the 22nd Amendment and 12th Amendment bar any two-term president from later serving as vice president as well as from succeeding to the presidency from any point in the presidential line of succession.[25] Others contend that the original intent of the 12th Amendment concerns qualification for service (age, residence, and citizenship), while the 22nd Amendment concerns qualifications for election, and thus a former two-term president is still eligible to serve as vice president. Neither amendment restricts the number of times someone can be elected to the vice presidency and then succeed to the presidency to serve out the balance of the term, although the person could be prohibited from running for election to an additional term.[26][27]The practical applicability of this distinction has not been tested, as no person has been elected president and vice president in that order, regardless of terms served.

1NfamousACE_2 posted...

lol Wikipedia but this is what it says

As worded, the focus of the 22nd Amendment is on limiting individuals from being elected to the presidency more than twice. Questions have been raised about the amendment's meaning and application, especially in relation to the 12th Amendment, ratified in 1804, which states, "no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States."[23] While the 12th Amendment stipulates that the constitutional qualifications of age, citizenship, and residency apply to the president and vice president, it is unclear whether someone who is ineligible to be elected president due to term limits could be elected vice president. Because of the ambiguity, a two-term former president could possibly be elected vice president and then succeed to the presidency as a result of the incumbent's death, resignation, or removal from office, or succeed to the presidency from another stated office in the presidential line of succession.[9][24]
Some argue that the 22nd Amendment and 12th Amendment bar any two-term president from later serving as vice president as well as from succeeding to the presidency from any point in the presidential line of succession.[25] Others contend that the original intent of the 12th Amendment concerns qualification for service (age, residence, and citizenship), while the 22nd Amendment concerns qualifications for election, and thus a former two-term president is still eligible to serve as vice president. Neither amendment restricts the number of times someone can be elected to the vice presidency and then succeed to the presidency to serve out the balance of the term, although the person could be prohibited from running for election to an additional term.[26][27]The practical applicability of this distinction has not been tested, as no person has been elected president and vice president in that order, regardless of terms served.

Wishful thinking is not a valid political analysis. If one can't be elected president, they can't be vice president either, period.

I think 2020 wouldn't have been possible since Obama had already served twice and would supersede the limits of presidential terms had he ascended back to president at any juncture of that term.

Michelle Obama?

The first three terms would be fine but the last one wouldn't. Biden would be eligible but Obama would not. Once someone has been President for two full terms (I think there's a special case if one is only a partial term?) they can never be President or VP again.