DeWitt Clinton accepted the opposing party's presidential nomination while serving as Mayor of New York, months after his uncle - the incumbent's Vice President - died in office. Clinton became the Federalist Party nominee without ever joining the party.https://twitter.com/karol/status/1192580823867953153 …
I referenced it in a column earlier this year, so it was still fresh. He ran against James Madison & lost.
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