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To: Congressman Billybob
...no incumbent President has ever been denied renomination if he sought that.

...no incumbent President since Chester Arthur in 1884 was unsaddled in favor of James Blaine has ever been denied renomination if he sought that.

Fixed it up for ya. No charge, of course. Boola boola, and all that. (g!)

31 posted on 09/11/2004 3:10:41 PM PDT by SAJ (Wait until Tues, then write OJX calls, 100 and 105 strikes. Write SFV 7700 puts on any decent dip.)
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To: SAJ
Thank you for that correction. You caused me to pop up and read a biography of Chester Arthur before replying to your post. Yes, he ran for reelection and lost the nomination. According to his biography, he ran to seem "not to fear defeat" but wasn't concerned about losing because he know that his kidney disease would be fatal, as it was in 1886.

But I will never again say that all incumbents who sought reelection were at least renominated. I stand corrected; thank you.

Billybob

35 posted on 09/11/2004 3:22:24 PM PDT by Congressman Billybob (Visit: www.ArmorforCongress.com please.)
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