It could happen to you (if you happen to be President).
Out of 43 different people to hold the office, 6 didn't complete (or haven't completed) their first term: three died (Tippecanoe & Taylor too, plus Harding), two were assassinated (Garfield & JFK) and one (Obama) has yet to serve four years.
Eight either didn't seek or didn't win renomination (the first 4 VP's to complete another's term plus Polk, Pierce, Buchanan & Hayes).
So out of the 29 remaining sitting presidents who did put themselves up for re-election, ten were denied, or about 34.5%; especially in bad times, there's no job guarantee. And not all of those 19 (65.5%) who won a second term completed it: in their second terms, Lincoln & McKinley were shot and Nixon resigned. (FDR died in the beginning of his 4th term.) |
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