Trump, Biden quickly clinch nominations for first presidential rematch since '56
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Both President Biden and former President Trump secured enough delegates Tuesday night to clinch their primaries and the first presidential rematch since 1956.
Why it matters: A slate of primaries in states where Biden and Trump faced no serious opposition officially pushed America into a brutal and unprecedented general election.
Charted above: The earliest both major parties finished up their nominations was in 2000: George W. Bush and Al Gore both clinched on March 9 — 243 days before Election Day, Pew found.
The big picture: The last time a major political party gave a previously unsuccessful presidential nominee a second shot was in 1968, Pew Research Center said last year.
- That year, Richard Nixon secured the GOP nomination despite losing to John F. Kennedy in 1960.
- "Should a Biden-Trump sequel come about, it would be the seventh presidential rematch in U.S. history, and the first since the 1950s," Pew said.
- The last rematch, in 1956, saw Dwight D. Eisenhower face off against Adlai Stevenson.
What's next: As of Wednesday, Election Day is 237 days away. Enjoy the next 34 weeks!
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