US political convention history: How much do you know?
Question 2 of 12
2. Who was the first person to ever turn down a vice presidential nomination at a convention?
Balloons and confetti fall after Presidential nominee Sen. John McCain addresses the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN, September 4, 2008. (Mary Knox Merrill / The Christian Science Monitor)
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Silas Wright |
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Martin Van Buren |
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Henry Clay |
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William Howard Taft |



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