2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumIs Romney The Only One Left In The R Primaries?
Is he? If so, the Primaries aren't over yet, correct?
Has this happened before, where only one candidate is left before the elections have concluded? Even Ron Paul dropped out, right?
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)Obama had no primary challenge of any kind ... but all of the states will hold a Dem primary anyway.
The states hold primaries no matter how many candidates are remaining.
Make7
(8,543 posts)However, there are a few state primaries left (most of them tomorrow), but that is essentially just a formality now since he has already won.
I would think that it is normal for the nominee to be decided well before the final state primary votes are concluded (although I'm too lazy to look up any statistics to verify that).
center rising
(971 posts)But the process continues.
tabbycat31
(6,336 posts)But on NJ's ballot (primary tomorrow), Ron Paul, Newter, and Man on Dog are still listed.
I'd love to see Moneybags get a run for his money here.
Warpy
(111,339 posts)and Ron Paul's bots are in there arm twisting, slugging and dirty tricksing.