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The 2016 Democratic National Convention, where Hillary Clinton (at podium, left) became the first female presidential nominee of a major party in the United States. The Democratic National Convention (DNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party.
2 [1840] A resolution stating "that the convention deem it expedient at the present time not to choose between the individuals in nomination, but to leave the decision to their Republican fellow-citizens in the several states" was passed by the convention. Most Van Buren electors voted for Richard Mentor Johnson of Kentucky for the vice ...
Democratic National Convention Chair Jaime Harrison speaks at the First-in-the-Nation dinner on Jan. 27 in Columbia, S.C. ahead of the state's Democratic primary on Feb. 3.
An unsettled and unpredictable 2024 presidential race is entering its final stretch, with Vice President Kamala Harris looking to build on the momentum of this week’s Democratic National ...
That illustrates one of the Democrats’ top goals for this convention: clearly define their party’s presidential nominee to the public, as the Republicans race to define her on their terms. (5) 45%
The two right-hand columns show nominations by notable conventions not shown elsewhere. Some of the nominees (e.g. the Whigs before 1860 and Theodore Roosevelt in 1912) received very large votes, while others who received less than 1% of the total national popular vote are listed to show historical continuity or transition.
The last day of the 2012 Democratic Convention originally also was scheduled for an outdoor football stadium, but was moved indoors due to weather concerns. Excepting the pandemic-affected 2020 conventions, the last non-sporting venue to host the Democratic National Convention was San Francisco's Moscone Center in 1984.
From 1860 to 1968, the city hosted 24 Democratic and Republican party conventions, far more than any other city. The total included 14 Republican conventions and 10 Democratic conventions. Since ...