What if they held a tumultuous election, with an early one-sided debate, a candidate substitution, and third-party withdrawal, and no voters changed their minds? Well, that’s not exactly what has happened in America’s 60th presidential election year, but it’s not so far off, either.
The public has had a chance to watch the 43rd Republican National Convention nominate, for the first time in the party’s history, the same presidential candidate for the third time in a row. The only other Republican nominated three times, but not consecutively, was Richard Nixon.
Voters have a chance to watch the 49th Democratic National Convention nominate, for the fourth time in the party’s history, the incumbent vice president. The last one to win was Martin Van Buren in 1836.
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