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===1880 Republican factionalism: Grant vs. Blaine===
===1880 Republican factionalism: Grant vs. Blaine===
[[File:Ulysses S. Grant by LeClear.jpg|thumb|right|150px]]
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/> Half-Breeds pushed heavily for nominating Blaine, and both factions were uniformly prioritized in their contempt for the other side, refusing to allow either candidate 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/> Half-Breeds pushed heavily for nominating Blaine, and both factions were uniformly prioritized in their contempt for the other side, refusing to allow either candidate to be the nominee.<ref name=levipmorton/>