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

[Richard Skinner]

As a rule, defeated presidential nominees do not have any formal role in
the party after the election.  Some choose to remain active "behind the
scenes" -- Mitt Romney is a recent example.  Some remain very prominent in
party affairs, especially if they are still interested in the White House
-- Richard Nixon after 1960.  Others vanish.   I'm skeptical that, if Trump
loses as badly as now appears likely, many people on the RNC will care
about his opinion.  Folks like Ted Cruz or Paul Ryan would probably be more
influential.

On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 5:16 PM, Hess, Doug <HESSDOUG at grinnell.edu> wrote:

> What institutional relationship do party nominees have to their party
> after November? In particular, do they have any party leadership role if
> they lose?
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> 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.
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> -Doug
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> Douglas R Hess
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