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TexasTowelie

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4. I think you are forgetting LBJ

Reply to California_Republic (Original post)

Sat Dec 8, 2018, 06:30 PM

Dec 2018

if I'm reading your criteria correctly. While he was VP in 1963 when JFK was killed, LBJ won the nomination on his own in 1964, but didn't run in 1968 because of poor poll numbers.

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US Politics: sitting presidents not renominated. [View all] California_Republic Dec 2018 OP

It'll be very unlikely. Drunken Irishman Dec 2018 #1

I had a great great etc.... grandson of Franklin Pierce for my 5th grade teacher Cal Carpenter Dec 2018 #2

Trump wasn't elected, either. JaneQPublic Dec 2018 #3

I think you are forgetting LBJ TexasTowelie Dec 2018 #4

Poor poll numbers because of a little problem called Viet Nam (n/t) PJMcK Dec 2018 #5

But he chose not to run on his own Polybius Dec 2018 #6

" I will not seek, nor will I except your nomination" California_Republic Dec 2018 #8

Andrew Johnson not Jackson Sneederbunk Dec 2018 #7

Thanks! Corrected California_Republic Dec 2018 #9