You don't, but unless you are super rich and super popular, the nomination of one of the two major parties is indispensable.
sinor citizen
john breckinridge
The candidate for vice-president is nominated at the same national convention that nominates the presidential candidate.
Candidates for President get to choose their own running mates.
The candidate for vice-president is nominated at the same national convention that nominates the presidential candidate.
They nominated a Democrat as their candidate for president.
The Democratic Party nominated a candidate to serve a third term as president. Franklin D. Roosevelt was nominated and elected for a third term in 1940, breaking the previous tradition of serving only two terms.
The party for socialism and liberation (PSL) nominated Pete Lindsay for President in 2012.
Geraldine Ferraro was nominated to run for Vice-President on the Democratic ticket in 1984. Walter Mondale was the Presidential candidate.
Because a female candidate has never been nominated to run for the position.
Harriman was a strong candidate for the Democratic nomination in 1952 and 1956 but was not nominated.
The first female president candidate of the United States was Victoria Claflin Woodhull. She was nominated on May 10, 1872 by the Equal Rights Party.