2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumThe 1924 Democratic National Convention was the longest political convention in US history.
The 1924 Democratic National Convention, also called the Klanbake, held at the Madison Square Garden in New York City from June 24 to July 9, took a record 103 ballots to nominate a presidential candidate. It was the longest continuously running convention in United States political history. It was the first major party national convention that saw the name of a woman, Lena Springs, placed in nomination for the office of Vice President. It was also known for the strong influence of the Ku Klux Klan. John W. Davis, initially an outsider, eventually won the presidential nomination as a compromise candidate following a virtual war of attrition between front-runners William Gibbs McAdoo and Al Smith.
Davis went on to be defeated by incumbent President Calvin Coolidge in the United States presidential election of 1924.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924_Democratic_National_Convention
I wonder if the Republicans can replicate that convention this year.
LiberalFighter
(50,950 posts)For rooms available the rates will be doubled.
CoreyAndrews
(8 posts)I may go on for maybe more than one ballot.
Bucky
(54,027 posts)They'll have a nominee by end of April.
WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)other Super Tuesday states. He will be the nominee.