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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Ford in 1976 was the last POTUS to replace his VP on a re-election ticket, FDR in 1944 was last to replace a (living) VP w/whom he'd previously been elected. Before that: FDR 1940 B. Harrison 1892 Grant 1872 Lincoln 1864 Van Buren 1840* Jackson 1832 JQ Adams 1828 Jefferson 1804https://twitter.com/j_tothe_g/status/1297924537439227904 …
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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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Calhoun resigned during Jackson's term to take a Senate seat.
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Yeah, I didn't want to get into the weeds on how it happened. Jackson should have hanged him anyway.
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