Talk:Presidential nominee
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Democratic nominee in 1968 was not a foregone conclusion edit
The article says "in every presidential election since 1952, one candidate in each party has already secured a majority of delegates by the time of the convention, making the result of the convention a 'foregone conclusion' before it begins." The Democratic race in 1968 was not a foregone conclusion by the time of the 1968 Democratic National Convention. On the first day of the convention, the Democrats were fighting and voting on credentials to determine which slates of delegates representing Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and North Carolina would be seated at the convention.[1] A "head count" was impossible until the credential fights were over.
- References
- ^ Max Frankel (August 28, 1968). "Connally Slate Wins Floor Fight; Humphrey Forces Gain Over Rivals by Seating of the Texas Regulars; Connally's Slate Wins Fight for Convention Seats as Humphrey Gains Over Rivals". The New York Times.
Update: I found the reference allegedly supporting the statement in question. The source doesn't make this claim, so I removed it.
The source says, "Today, the conventions are simply a rubber stamp of what has already been determined by the primaries. That is, by the end of the primary season, one candidate in each party will have secured a majority of the party's delegates, thereby ensuring his or her nomination. As other candidates drop out of the race, only the presumptive nominee is left, and the national convention becomes merely a coronation. Though each state delegation casts its votes for a candidate, the result is a foregone conclusion." Notably, the source says, "Today ...", not "Since 1952 ..." The author doesn't say when this pattern began for each party.
—Anomalocaris (talk) 04:40, 4 July 2017 (UTC)