[Howlin]

I believe one needs a "nomination" from the party to be on the ballot as its candidate.

So that would mean he wasn't really nominated in 1996 or 2000, wouldn't it?

[rdf]

I wrote: "So, in summary, you have two "nominations," one to fill a vacant slot, and one in the ordinary way, and two efforts to get a nomination.

You wrote: "So that would mean he wasn't really nominated in 1996 or 2000, wouldn't it?"

I believe we are in agreement on the facts.