claim: ten times, no republican candidate for president had enough delegates to claim the nomination before the party’s convention, and seven of those times "somebody who was not the leader of delegates was selected as the nominee of the party."
author: john kasich
evidence_1: the presidential primary elections and caucuses held in the various states, the  district of ... these delegates then in turn select their party's presidential nominee . ... if no single candidate has secured an absolute majority of delegates ( including ... before 1820, democratic-republican members of congress would  nominate a ...
evidence_2: yes, though history favors him less than it might appear. kasich · john kasich ·  ten times, no republican candidate for president had enough delegates to claim  the nomination before the party's convention, and seven of those times " somebody who was not the leader of delegates was selected as the nominee of  the party.".
evidence_3: nov 9, 2018 ... learn about the presidential election process, including the ... and moves to  nominating conventions, during which political parties each select a ... but the  tally of those votes—the popular vote—does not determine the winner. ....  however, if no candidate has received the majority of a party's delegates, the ...
evidence_4: incumbent democratic president lyndon b. johnson had been the early front- runner for his party's nomination, but he announced his withdrawal from the race  ...
evidence_5: nov 1, 2004 ... for seven days, as the two presidential candidates maneuvered and schemed, ...  jefferson was not alone in believing that the election of 1800 was crucial. ...  federalists and republicans appeared to agree on one thing only: that the ...  unlike today, each party nominated two candidates for the presidency.