Primaries + Caucuses + Conventions

Voter turnout for Obama’s primary re-election (2012)

14.5%

What % of the primary vote did Trump win (2024)?

76%

What % of the delegates did Trump receive? (winners bonus?)

95%

What % of delegates did Harris receive (2024)?

97%

What % of primary votes did Harris receive (2024)?

0%

How many withdrew before the republican primaries (invisible primaries) in 2024

8

How many states voted in 2024 super tuesday?

19

What did Trump call who… in the 2016 primaries?

• Jeb Bush

• an embarrassment to his family

Last convention that actually decided the presidential candidate

GOP 1976

4 arguments for party conventions:

• re-unite the party

• declare presidential and VP candidates

• policy

• publicity

3 arguments against conventions

• candidates already chosen

• plays to base

• no real impact

Biden pulled out of the democratic primary how many days until election day?

107

when did Clinton promise to support which rival …?

• Obama

• DNC 2012

In the DNC conference in ___, Bernie Sanders promised to support his former rival, _____, showing greater unity

• Clinton

• DNC 2016

Key speakers at 2020 DNC included Biden’s former rivals ______ ______, _______ ____, and moderate Republican _____ ____

• Elizabeth Warren

• Bernie Sanders

• Susan Molinari

What bounce in the polls did Trump get from the 2016 GOP Convention?

3%

What bounce in the polls did Clinton get from the 1992 DNC?

16%

In 2024, Biden received __% of primary votes, which was the lowest share for an incumbent president in __ years.

• 87%

• 30