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Foamy
PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:15 am 
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Does a sitting first-term president have to win his party's nomination to run for another term? Or does he automatically get the option to run or not.

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S/he must win the nomination.

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:17 am 
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It's a bit of a formality, but yes.

For example, the 2004 Republican National Convention:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Republican_National_Convention
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IIRC Truman came within a hairsbreadth of losing his parties nomination for re-election.

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Foamy wrote:
Does a sitting first-term president have to win his party's nomination to run for another term? Or does he automatically get the option to run or not.


As has been already stated, they have to win it, but incumbents have a pretty good advantage in most elections, so unless the party is REALLY at odds with the sitting president, it's typically a given.
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Ok, that clears it up pretty good. Thanks all.

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A sitting first term president automatically gets the same option to run for office as any natural born citizen (or a citizen of the United States as of 1791) who is at least thirty-five years old and has been a resident within the United States for at least fourteen years.

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Corolinth wrote:
A sitting first term president automatically gets the same option to run for office as any natural born citizen (or a citizen of the United States as of 1791) who is at least thirty-five years old and has been a resident within the United States for at least fourteen years.


True, but that wasn't the question.
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Also you don't have to actually have your birth certificate to be President, so "natural born" doesn't matter anymore.
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funny how the "birther" debate is actually a good thing for democrats now. what a worthless distraction
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I wonder what would happen is Obama changed parties? Formally, that is......
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Same thing that might happen if he stays in the party he is in. He could be challenged for the nomination of his party. Most of the time sitting Presidents run unopposed in the primary, but if there is significant interest in other candidates then others may run.

What party do you suppose him of acting like a member of and why?

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deadman1204 wrote:
funny how the "birther" debate is actually a good thing for democrats now. what a worthless distraction

It also allows them to paint anyone who opposes him as fringe looney racists.

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