The Republican candidate will be selected at the Republican convention. It will be held during the week of August 27, 2012, in Tampa, Florida.
they had chosen Dwight D. Eisenhower.
He has not yet been chosen - the convention has not yet taken place. He merely announced his intention to run as a candidate.
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Abraham Lincoln, former Congressman from Illinois, defeated many other contenders, including William Seward of New York, to become the Republican nominee for President in 1860. Hannibal Hamlin of Mainbe was chosen as his Vice Presidential running mate.
Several states hold primary elections to choose the presidential candidates. The final choice or confirmation will be made at the national Republican Convention which will be held in Tampa Bay, Florida in 2012.
The candidate for vice-president is nominated at the same national convention that nominates the presidential candidate.
The VP candidate is chosen soon after the presidential nomination is made.
The candidate for vice-president is nominated at the same national convention that nominates the presidential candidate.
The Democrats chose Barack Hussein Obama Jr. to be the Democratic nominee for the 2008 US presidential election. Barack Obama's team selected Joe Biden as the Vice presidential candidate; this position is selected by the presidential candidate, not the party.
Attract more voters for the presidential candidate
when the party's presidential candidate has been chosen but before the election takes place
They are chosen soon after the presidential nominee has been chosen.