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Old 07-15-24, 02:25 PM   #8270
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Not that I know of. Lyndon Johnson was replaced by the Dems with Hubert Humphrey but only because LBJ himself refused to run for a second term.

"I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your president."
Rockstar had an another stance on this matter and you a different one-this confused me so I thought- There's google
Here is what I found

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It only happened once to an elected president. That was Franklin Pierce, the 14th president, who was elected as a Democrat in 1852. His pro-Southern sentiments and his policy of failing to lead on the divisive issue of slavery badly hurt his standing with the voters.
https://www.npr.org/sections/politic...nominatio.html

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