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This example is older but still matters.
Abraham Lincoln dropped Hannibal Hamlin from his ticket in 1864 and replaced him with Andrew Johnson, who was actually a Democrat, but was the only southern senator to stay loyal, and was supposed to help win votes in the border states.
Also, Thomas Jefferson "changed" VPs in 1804, but that was because before then the 2nd place guy in the presidential race was named the VP, and starting that year, the VP became a seperate race.
Generally, Presidents don't change VPs without a damn good reason, because by keeping the same important officers, he makes the impression that nothing will change, which is the impression he wants to make to keep the supporters voting for him.
I think that unless they really think his health is an issue, there will be four more years of Dick Cheney jokes.
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