[EL] a new topic: parties and nominees post Nov

[Sean Parnell]

There is no formal/institutional relationship between the nominee and the
party once the election is over. If Trump wins, then as president the RNC
will of course give him substantial deference as a matter of political
reality - if he says he wants Priebus to stay, it's almost certainly going
to be the case that the RNC will re-elect Priebus in January. If he wants
someone else, it's almost certainly going to be the person he wants instead.
But there is no rule or institutional procedure requiring it work out that
way - if memory serves correct there was substantial resistance to Bush's
pick after 2004, Mel Martinez, because he wasn't actually an RNC member.
Bush got his way, though Martinez was only "general chairman" while an RNC
member (Mike Duncan) was RNC chairman If Trump loses, of course, he not only
doesn't have any formal authority but his political capital will be
substantially diminished and it's fairly likely that whatever his thoughts
on who should be RNC chair will be considered to be merely one of many
"notable" opinions that I suspect the RNC members will feel little need to
follow.

 

 

Sean Parnell

President, Impact Policy Management LLC

Alexandria, Virginia

571-289-1374

sean at impactpolicymanagement.com

 

 

 

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[mailto:law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] On Behalf Of Hess,
Doug
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2016 5:16 PM
To: law-election at department-lists.uci.edu
Subject: [EL] a new topic: parties and nominees post Nov

 

What institutional relationship do party nominees have to their party after
November? In particular, do they have any party leadership role if they
lose? 

 

E.g., assuming Clinton wins, what relationship would Trump have to the GOP
post-November? I don't really know how party leadership is chosen. Do
nominees get some seats or a voice; do their delegates? Certainly, the
Democrats are likely to face their own internecine battles, but I'm curious
if Trump's bashing of the GOP means tensions will continue once the election
is over other than tension with his supporters. 

 

-Doug 

 

Douglas R Hess

Assistant Professor of Political Science

 

On research leave for Fall Semester 2016.

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Grinnell College

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