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There are serious concerns about the President’s health, and whether he can serve as the party’s candidate. Party leaders face a crucial decision: do they re-nominate the President and hope for the best, or do they go in a different direction? This was the dilemma faced by the Republican Party in 1884, as President Chester A. Arthur privately contended with Bright’s Disease, which claimed his life in 1886. Due to his failing physical fitness and other issues, the delegates at the Republican National Convention ultimately chose to drop Arthur, though the man they chose, James G. Blaine, narrowly lost the election that November...READ MORE
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