Except Ford was elected on the presidential ticket in part for said purpose.
Or rather he was elected, period. Not a political appointment.
His path to the presidency never went through the ticket, he replaced Agnew after the ‘72 election, then got “promoted” 18 months later. By the time he was on the “ticket” in any way it was as incumbent.
Except Ford was elected on the presidential ticket in part for said purpose.”
LOL.
Ummmm...you better check you history books on that point. Ford was never elected on a ticket.
Gerald Ford was NOT on the ticket in 1972, Spiro Agnew was. Mr. Agnew had to resign, and Ford was appointed to replace him.
Nixon then resigned, and Ford became another of the unelected presidents. Harry Truman ended up in the big chair without an election when FDR died, too.