 Vice President Schuyler Colfax was for some time considered a potential rival to Grant for the presidential nomination, and had declared himself open to the prospect should Grant decide not to run for a second term, a stance that alienated him from both the President and his many supporters.Further damage resulted when a small movement within the Liberal Republican Party sought to enter his name for their presidential nomination.While neither amounted to more than speculation, it likely cost him his chances for renomination.