While some Democrats claim term limits are a " right - wing " crusade , this author ( John Fund ) believes support from the liberal and Democratic parties is increasing . Polls show pushing back term limits by 75 % to 80 % nationwide . One reason is that term limits would open up politics to people -- minorities and women -- now excluded from politics . Some past Democratic leaders were quoted as supporting the idea , but the party " apparatchiks " voted against it . Some journalists favor term limits voicing a need for new blood and the end of professional politicians . Fund does not believe enacting term limits will be easy .
While some Democrats claim term limits are a "right-wing" crusade, this author (John Fund) believes support from the liberal and Democratic sphere is increasing. Polls show Americans back term limits by 75% to 21% nationwide. One reason is that term limits would open up politics to people--minorities and women--now excluded from office. Some past Democratic leaders were cited as supporting the idea, but the party "apparatchiks" remain against it. Some journalists favor term limits voicing a need for new blood and the end of professional politicians. Fund does not believe enacting term limits will be easy.