The president’s conversations are the first indication that he is seriously considering whether he can recover after a devastating debate performance. The White House said he had not spoken about leaving the race.
Reading that article reminded me of how much I hate Reagan and people who say Trump is the worst while praising Reagan. Looked like Ford was actually trying to develop a somewhat okayish policy with the Soviets
Has it ever happened to an incumbent? I can only think of one that simply refused to run again because they insisted on being a single-term president.
IDK, will have to look closer. Some reading https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2016/02/04/contested-presidential-conventions-and-why-parties-try-to-avoid-them/
Reading that article reminded me of how much I hate Reagan and people who say Trump is the worst while praising Reagan. Looked like Ford was actually trying to develop a somewhat okayish policy with the Soviets