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Ted Cruz: “That has never happened before. You know, the closest analog…”

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Biden Stunner - He’s Out! | Verdict Ep. 204

Published | Video Starts at 09:23

Well, Joe Biden has suspended, as you and I predicted ten months ago, as you and I predicted a month ago on the debate, and he will not be on the ballot. That has never happened before. You know, the closest analog is the 1968 Democrat convention, which was in Chicago as well. That is the last time you had an incumbent Democrat president. That case, Lyndon B. Johnson. Yeah. Not run for reelection. Now, Lyndon B. Johnson, why did he not run for reelection? (09:23–09:33)

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Asserts that an incumbent Democrat president not running for reelection has never happened before.

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