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Any remaining hopes of a party renomination for Hayes in the [[United States presidential election, 1880|1880 presidential election]] depended on support from potential Half-Breed allies. With this needed bolstering evaporating, he faced no chance of becoming the Republican nominee for the race.<ref name=ucf/> Half-Breeds instead turned their sights to Blaine.<ref name=npsbasicinfo/>

Any remaining hopes of a party renomination for Hayes in the [[United States presidential election, 1880|1880 presidential election]] depended on support from potential Half-Breed allies. With this needed bolstering evaporating, he faced no chance of becoming the Republican nominee for the race.<ref name=ucf/> Half-Breeds instead turned their sights to Blaine.<ref name=npsbasicinfo/>

[[File:Ulysses S. Grant by LeClear.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Grant, who sought a third presidential term in 1880.]]

[[File:Ulysses S. Grant by LeClear.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Grant, who sought a third presidential term in 1880.]]

In the 1880 presidential election, Stalwarts led by Conkling who previously were steadfast allies of President Grant as Radical Republicans pushed Grant to run for an unprecedented, non-consecutive third term.<ref name=roscoeconklingbio1/> A number of loyal Half-Breeds pushed heavily for nominating Edmunds<ref name=georgeedmundsbio>Welc, Richard E., Jr. (1968). [https://vermonthistory.org/journal/misc/GeorgeEdmunds.pdf ''George Edmunds of Vermont: Republican Half-Breed''], p. 67–69. ''Vermont History''. Retrieved November 28, 2021.</ref> while others supported Blaine. Both the Stalwart and Half-Breed factions were uniformly prioritized in their contempt for the other side, refusing to allow either Blaine or Grant to be the nominee.<ref name=levipmorton/>

In the 1880 presidential election, Stalwarts led by Conkling who previously were steadfast allies of President Grant as Radical Republicans pushed Grant to run for an unprecedented, non-consecutive third term.<ref name=roscoeconklingbio1/> A number of loyal Half-Breeds pushed heavily for nominating Edmunds<ref name=georgeedmundsbio>Welc, Richard E., Jr. (1968). [https://vermonthistory.org/journal/misc/GeorgeEdmunds.pdf ''George Edmunds of Vermont: Republican Half-Breed''], p. 67–69. ''Vermont History''. Retrieved November 28, 2021.</ref> while others supported Blaine. Both the Stalwart and Half-Breed factions were uniformly prioritized in their contempt for the other side, refusing to allow either Blaine or Grant to be the nominee.<ref name=levipmorton/>