 After the abolition of the BEW in mid-1943, speculation began as to whether Roosevelt would drop Wallace from the ticket in the 1944 election.Nonetheless, Gallup polling published in March 1944 showed that Wallace was clearly the most popular choice for Vice President among Democrats, and many journalists predicted that he would win re-nomination.As Roosevelt was in declining health, party leaders expected that the party's vice presidential nominee would eventually succeed Roosevelt, and Wallace's many enemies within the Democratic Party organized to ensure his removal.