Examples of the National Nominating Convention

Question 1

Examples for the selection of the presidential candidate

Answer 1

• in 2016 Trump required 1237 votes to become Republican candidate and he received 1441

Question 2

Examples of the announcement of the VP (insignificant)

Answer 2

• the last time a VP was announced at the convention was in 1988 when George H. W. Bush announced Dan Quayle as his running mate on the second day of the convention
• Trump in 2024 did wait until the day of the convention to announce his running mate but announced it on Truth Social prior to the formal announcement at the convention

Question 3

Examples of deciding the party platform

Answer 3

• building the wall between Mexico and the USA was an individual Trump policy rather than a party policy, the party’s 2012 Growth Plan was actually against anti-immigration to attract Hispanic voters
• Bernie Sanders idea of raising the national minimum wage to $15 was on the Democratic policy platform in 2016

Question 4

Examples of promoting party unity

Answer 4

• in 2016 Sanders ended his speech to say that he was ‘proud to stand with her here tonight’ when talking about Clinton despite his supporters booing her
• Ted Cruz refused to endorse Trump as president in his 20 minute speech at the convention
• Nikki Haley gave Trump a strong endorsement in 2024