•Major presidential and vice presidential candidates, and their spouses within 120 days of a general presidential election
http://www.secretservice.gov/faq.shtml#faq2
Wow! I never knew they changed that.
I do remember that when W left office, the Clintons down-graded his protection to a few years, instead of lifetime. I never checked to see if the Clintons get “lifetime” protection.
Soooooo .. I would guess, this SS detail list was possibly changed during this admin?