So much ink was wasted on the quadrennial "will the VP be replaced on the ticket?" game.https://twitter.com/DavidMDrucker/status/1297900494887825409 …
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You probably know some of those stories, like Burr in 1804. Van Buren in 1840 dumped Dick Johnson, ran without a VP candidate. John Quincy Adams not only changed VP candidates, his VP (Calhoun) ran on the opposing ticket, but was replaced on Jackson's 1832 ticket.
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James Madison's two VPs, George Clinton & Elbridge Gerry, both died in office. Gerry you know as the namesake of the gerrymander. Clinton's nephew was Madison's general election opponent in 1812, months after the uncle died.
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In all seriousness, the available Democrats were a very short, unpleasant list. Selection of Andrew Johnson was a classic of what happens when you artificially restrict who you're considering for VP.https://twitter.com/presjpolk/status/1297928928259080192 …
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I think the National Union ticket was a good idea, but maybe there was a better Democrat to pick.
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And some of those are pretty extreme circumstances: 1804: Burr tried to beat Jefferson in the Electoral College in 1800 1864: Hamlin needed to be replaced by a Democrat for the creation of the National Union wartime ticket. 1940: Garner ran against Roosevelt for the nomination.
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JQ Adams in 1828 also deserves a caveat. In 1824, Calhoun was the VP pick for all 99 of Jackson's electors and 74 of 84 Adams electors, along with 7/38 Clay and 2/40 Crawford. He wasn't what we'd think of as Adams's running mate in the modern sense.
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