The presidential nominations of both parties are usually sewn up by the time we have our primary. (www2.erie.gov)
Amid escalating disenchantment with the war, Lyndon Johnson ended his televised address to the nation one Sunday night in late March by dropping this bulletin from out of the blue: «I shall not seek and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President.» (si.com)
New York is one of the few states in the country where someone can win the nomination of a party without being a member. (shakingnews.com)