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54-586: World Forum may refer to: AEI World Forum , an annual summit sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute Social and Environmental Responsibility World Forum World Forum (The Hague) , a convention center in The Hague World Forum", or " World Forum/Communist Quiz ", a sketch by Monty Python first appearing on Monty Python's Flying Circus in 1970 World Forum for Democracy

108-560: A political action committee (PAC) and an exploratory committee . Many other candidates followed suit. The first candidate to declare his candidacy was Texas Senator Ted Cruz , who was popular among grassroots conservatives due to his association with the Tea Party movement , and who also received early backing of several prominent Republican donors including Robert Mercer . The 2016 candidates were roughly divided into three camps. Grassroots conservatives were represented by Cruz and Carson,

162-538: A annually gathering of the Council of Europe Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title World Forum . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Forum&oldid=872121286 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

216-507: A candidate to demonstrate support from a majority of delegates in eight states to be eligible as the nominee. Convention rules are based on delegate votes, not the popular vote. In the context of Republican primaries, the term "states" refers collectively to the fifty states, the District of Columbia and the five inhabited territories (altogether 56 delegations) as specified in RNC Rule 1(b). In

270-538: A commanding lead in the number of pledged delegates, ensuring a very smooth process for being declared the nominee. Trump received over 14 million votes, the most for any candidate in Republican primary history. However, at 44.95%, Trump had the lowest percentage of the popular primary vote for a major party nominee since the 1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries . On July 19, 2016, Trump and his running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence , were officially nominated as

324-593: A disregard for political correctness , as well as populist and nativist policies. He earned the support of working-class voters and voters without college educations , among other demographics. Trump's brash attitude and polarizing policy stances generated numerous controversies in the media, and many of the other candidates sought to become the "anti-Trump" candidate by condemning his rhetoric and policies. Senators Cruz and Rubio emphasized their youth in comparison to most other candidates and their possible appeal to Hispanic voters. Ohio governor John Kasich ,

378-621: A heavily Democratic state, factored in, Christie overtook Rubio in the polls from mid-2013 up until early 2014, when the "Bridgegate" scandal was first revealed and started to damage Christie's reputation and poll standing. Although he was later cleared of personal responsibility in the subsequent investigation, Christie never regained frontrunner status. After Christie's fall, the polls fluctuated from January to November 2014. Candidates who often performed well included Rand Paul, who won CPAC straw polls in 2013, 2014 and 2015, Wisconsin congressman and 2012 vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan ,

432-504: A moderate Republican, remained in the race for an extended period despite being viewed as having little to no chance of winning the nomination. Despite Trump's lead in most national polls, the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses were won by Cruz due to his support among grassroots conservatives. Trump rebounded with strong wins in New Hampshire , South Carolina , and Nevada . On Super Tuesday , Trump expanded his lead by winning seven of

486-425: A proven record that would stand as proof that such a governor could be president as well. The possible candidates that fit this criterion included Bush, Gilmore, Kasich, Pataki, Walker and Christie, who in particular had been rising in popularity due to his loud and blunt manner of speaking at public events, championed by some as challenging conventional political rhetoric. With his record as governor of New Jersey ,

540-549: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages AEI World Forum In 1976, U.S. president Gerald Ford hosted the second G7 summit in San Juan, Puerto Rico . During his presidency, Ford became close friends with three of the other heads of government present at the summit: British prime minister James Callaghan , French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing , and German chancellor Helmut Schmidt . After his presidency, Ford joined

594-428: The 2012 GOP presidential nominee , lost the 2012 election to incumbent Democratic president Barack Obama . The Republican National Committee, believing that the long, drawn-out 2012 primary season had politically and personally damaged Romney, drafted plans to condense the 2016 primary season. As part of these plans, the 2016 Republican National Convention was scheduled for the relatively early date of July 18–21, 2016,

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648-457: The Christian right was represented by Huckabee and Santorum. Moderates, or the establishment, were represented by Bush and Christie. Several—such as Rubio, Walker, and Kasich—were seen as having political backgrounds that may be appealing to both conservatives and moderates. Not all of these candidates clearly toed the grassroots/establishment divide. For instance, Rubio and Cruz were both elected to

702-620: The District of Columbia , and five U.S. territories between February 1 and June 7, 2016. These elections selected the 2,472 delegates that were sent to the Republican National Convention . Businessman and reality television personality Donald Trump won the Republican nomination for president of the United States . A total of 17 major candidates entered the race. Prior to the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries , this

756-571: The Federal Election Commission . A total of 2,472 delegates attended the 2016 Republican National Convention, and the winning candidate needed a simple majority of 1,237 votes to become the Republican nominee. Fifty-six primary contests were conducted to choose 2,472 delegates. In 50 states and territories the delegates were allocated to candidates by popular vote either statewide or on the congressional district level and then elected according to state rules. In six states and territories,

810-499: The Indiana primary on May 3, Cruz suspended his campaign, leading to Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus announcing Trump as the presumptive nominee. Kasich announced the suspension of his campaign the next day, leaving Trump as the only candidate left in the race. Trump then won all of the remaining primaries, sweeping the remainder of the West, Midwest and the entirety of

864-503: The average American throughout the election process. In mid-September, the first two major candidates dropped out of the race. Perry suspended his campaign on September 11, 2015, citing his failure to qualify for the primetime debates, his subsequent failure to raise a significant amount of money and his indictment as reasons. Ten days later, on September 21, 2015, Walker suspended his campaign mainly due to his own poll numbers dropping after two lackluster debate performances. By

918-447: The convention would be a brokered one in which the establishment would choose Kasich or someone else, since both Trump and Cruz were not viewed favorably by the establishment. As April came to a close and Trump won a resounding victory in his home state of New York , both Cruz and Kasich were mathematically eliminated from winning the nomination without a brokered convention. Both men then formed an alliance to block Trump from winning

972-473: The first Trump administration and UK Conservative party government ministers. It has also been reported that its members shaped discussions ahead of the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries . 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries Mitt Romney Donald Trump Presidential primaries and caucuses of the Republican Party took place within all 50 U.S. states ,

1026-510: The "winner-take-all" primaries, Cruz stayed nearly even with Trump, winning four states to Trump's five. Rubio won several smaller contests such as Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. In the first round of winner-take-all contests on March 15, Trump greatly expanded his lead by winning five of the six contests. After a significant loss to Trump in his home state of Florida, Rubio suspended his campaign that same day. Meanwhile, Kasich finally gained some momentum by winning his home state of Ohio. As

1080-581: The American Enterprise Institute as its "Distinguished Fellow" and in 1982, he and his wife, Betty Ford , hosted the first AEI World Forum near their home in Beaver Creek. Along with Callaghan, Giscard d'Estaing, and Schmidt, he hoped to enrich discourse among world leaders and explore crucial public policy issues in an intimate setting. Ford hosted the World Forum until his death in 2006. At

1134-537: The Americas debate international strategic and economic issues in a private, informal atmosphere, far removed from the distractions of day-to-day business." Journalists are not able to officially report on discussions taking place, leading to claims that the event is “secretive”. However, this does not prevent journalists from obtaining discussion topics, or from speaking at the events off the record. The Forum attracts right-leaning politicians, and has included members of

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1188-530: The Republican presidential and vice presidential candidates at the Republican National Convention. Trump and Pence defeated the Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine in the general election on November 8, 2016, despite the Democratic ticket consistently leading in polls. Seventeen major candidates were listed in major independent nationwide polls and filed as candidates with

1242-518: The Senate in the early 2010s as members of the Tea Party movement, but by 2015 had been courting the support of prominent party elders, political operatives, and large donors with significant success. Only three of the candidates, Carson, Trump and Fiorina, were true non-establishment candidates in the sense that they had no formal political experience. Fiorina is widely considered to have views in line with

1296-512: The West Coast. With his victories in New Jersey and the remaining final states on June 7, Trump officially surpassed the necessary number of bound delegates, and broke the 2000 record of 12,034,676 popular votes received by the winner of the Republican presidential primaries, with over 14 million votes. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] After Romney's unsuccessful 2012 campaign ,

1350-421: The children of immigrants: Cruz ( Cuban father), Jindal ( Indian parents), Rubio (Cuban parents), Santorum ( Italian father) and Trump ( Scottish mother). Widely viewed as a very open contest with no clear front-runner, potential candidates fluctuated in the polls for an extended period from late 2012 to the end of 2015. In the year prior to the election season, a total of 17 major candidates campaigned for

1404-514: The earliest date since Republicans nominated Thomas Dewey in June 1948 . When John Kasich entered the race on July 21, 2015, the field reached 16 candidates, making it the largest presidential field in the history of the Republican Party, surpassing the 1948 primaries . With Jim Gilmore's announcement to enter the race for a second time on July 30, 2015, the field reached 17 candidates, becoming

1458-604: The eleven states, while the Cruz campaign gained new energy with victories in Alaska , Oklahoma , and the significant stronghold of Cruz's home state Texas . Rubio maintained significant momentum with strong finishes in Iowa (third place), South Carolina (second place), and Nevada (second place), before finally claiming victory in Minnesota on Super Tuesday. Between Super Tuesday and the beginning of

1512-563: The end of September, most polling averages indicated that the field was stabilizing in terms of public opinion. Six candidates in particular were gaining traction and pulling away from the rest of the field by considerable margins. Polling averages indicated the top six as Trump, Carson, Rubio, Fiorina, Bush and Cruz. Trump and Carson were consistently first and second, respectively. Fiorina was initially in third place before being surpassed by Rubio. Bush and Cruz remained in fifth and sixth place, respectively. The other candidates who had been in

1566-508: The establishment wing led by Bush and Christie. Some called the diversity of candidates representing different wings of the party symptomatic of a struggle for the future direction of the party. The field was noted for its diversity, and was even called the most diverse presidential field in American history. It included two Latinos (Cruz and Rubio), a woman (Fiorina), an Indian-American (Jindal), and an African-American (Carson). Five were

1620-583: The eventual House speaker, and former candidates such as former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee and then-governor of Texas Rick Perry , further reflecting the uncertainty of the upcoming race for the nomination. In April 2014, Robert Costa and Philip Rucker of The Washington Post reported that the period of networking and relationship-building that they dubbed the "credentials caucus" had begun, with prospective candidates "quietly studying up on issues and cultivating ties to pundits and luminaries from previous administrations". Though Bush often polled in

1674-446: The first ballot and 34 were released according to the local rules of each state party. If no candidate were elected in the first round of voting, a progressively larger number of delegates would have been allowed to vote for the candidate of their choice. The voting rules on subsequent ballots were determined by individual states: most states released their delegates on the second round of voting, and only four states kept them bound on

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1728-419: The first ballot. These 130 uncommitted delegates included 18 unbound RNC delegates and 112 delegates that have been elected or allocated as uncommitted. Uncommitted delegates were still at liberty to express a preference for a candidate, although that preference was not binding. Among the 901 delegates elected for candidates who later dropped out of the race, 155 were still bound to vote for their candidate on

1782-449: The first-instance popular vote did not allocate any delegates; they were elected later at local conventions and either bound to a candidate or uncommitted. Most delegates were elected as bound delegates, meaning that they were required to vote for a specific candidate on the first ballot at the national convention . Some delegates attended the convention as unbound or uncommitted delegates, meaning that they were free to vote for anyone at

1836-832: The following table, states and territories where the candidates achieved a majority of bound delegates are marked in bold. States and territories where a candidate won a majority of delegates but not a majority of bound delegates are marked in italics. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED]       Donald Trump         Ted Cruz         John Kasich         Marco Rubio         Ben Carson       Tie         Uncommitted         No results (Colorado and North Dakota did not hold primaries/caucuses.) [REDACTED] Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney ,

1890-475: The largest presidential field in American history, surpassing the 16 candidates in the Democratic Party presidential primaries of 1972 and 1976 . In mid-December 2014, Jeb Bush—widely seen as a possible frontrunner for the nomination due to his relatively moderate stances, record as former governor of a crucial swing state, name recognition and access to high-paying donors—was the first candidate to form

1944-499: The low double digits, he was considered a prominent candidate due to his high fundraising ability, record as governor of Florida, a crucial swing state, and apparent electability. By November 2014, Bush had solidified his lead in the polls. Around this time there were talks of the possibility of Romney making a third run for the presidency. From November 2014 until late January 2015, the speculation fueled Romney's rise in many national polls, challenging Bush. Although Romney admitted he

1998-400: The nomination, ahead of the " Acela primaries" of five Northeastern states on April 26. Trump swept all five states and greatly increased his delegate lead. In a final push to block Trump's path to the nomination, Cruz announced that one of the former candidates for the nomination, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina , would be his running mate if he was the nominee. After Trump won

2052-522: The nomination, making it the single largest presidential primary field in American history at the time. By the time the primary season started in early 2016, four candidates had clearly emerged ahead of the rest of the field: Ohio Governor John Kasich , Florida Senator Marco Rubio , Texas Senator Ted Cruz , and New York businessman Donald Trump . Trump maintained wide poll leads throughout 2015 and into 2016, primarily due to his brash and unapologetic style of speaking and campaigning. Trump emphasized

2106-578: The polls from late February until about mid-June, at which point Trump entered the race. Walker's challenge to Bush allowed other candidates to briefly resurge in some polls from late April up until mid-June, including former top performers Rubio, Paul and Huckabee, in addition to several newcomers to the top tier of polling, including Cruz and Carson. Shortly after Trump announced his candidacy on June 16, 2015, many pundits noted his uniquely outspoken nature, blunt language and rhetoric , often directly contradicting traditional political candidates. This style

2160-491: The potential 2016 field was left without a clear future nominee, similar to that of 2008 . Speculations began rising from all sides of the right-leaning political spectrum as to who would make the best possible nominee: One faction of candidates included young freshmen senators, some with alliances to the Tea Party movement , such as Cruz, Paul, and Rubio, who in particular was the focus of attention immediately following 2012. In most national polls from late-2012 to mid-2013, Rubio

2214-739: The primary season entered the spring, the mostly-consolidated field resulted in a closing of the gap between Trump and Cruz, with Trump sweeping the South , the Northeast , and parts of the Midwest while Cruz performed strongly in the West and scored a surprise victory in Maine . Kasich, unable to win any other states besides Ohio, remained far behind in third place. After Cruz's upset win in Wisconsin , speculation began to arise that

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2268-557: The race: Trump, Cruz, and Ohio Governor John Kasich . Cruz won four Western contests and won in Wisconsin , keeping open a credible path to denying Trump the nomination on first ballot with 1,237 delegates. Trump scored landslide victories in New York and five northeastern states in April, before taking every delegate in the Indiana primary on May 3. Without any further chances of forcing a contested convention, Cruz suspended his campaign. Trump

2322-560: The rest of the primary season, with the exception of a period in the fall when neurosurgeon Ben Carson experienced a surge in support. U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas won the Iowa caucuses , while Trump won the New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries as well as the Nevada caucuses. On Super Tuesday , Trump and Cruz traded states with Trump receiving the plurality of the day's delegates. From March 16 to May 3, only three candidates remained in

2376-413: The second debate. The rising popularity of non-politician outsiders shocked many political analysts, and fueled a new conversation about how those with no political experience or prior runs for office could appeal more to potential primary voters than career politicians and what it means for the future of the Republican party and American politics in general. Trump used ideas of populism to persuade

2430-431: The surge of Trump, a man who had never held political office, the general focus began to shift over to other non-politician candidates, commonly known as "outsiders". The other two outsiders in the field quickly rose in the polls as well in the wake of the first two debates: Carson, who rose into second place after a well-received performance in the first debate and Fiorina, who rose into the top three after her performance in

2484-445: The third round and beyond. This table shows how many bound delegates each candidate had won before suspending his or her campaign. It does not show how many unbound delegates pledged their support to any candidate during the primaries, nor does it show the expected result of the vote at the national convention. Although a state is considered won by a candidate if a plurality of the state's delegates are bound, RNC Rule 40(b) required

2538-535: The top ten of polling—Christie, Huckabee, Paul and Kasich—all leveled out at roughly 3% or less, while the five remaining candidates outside the top ten—Santorum, Jindal, Pataki, Graham and Gilmore—were consistently polling below 1%. By the third debate in late October, Bush and Fiorina's numbers were beginning to fade, while Cruz was on the rise and began coming in fourth by most poll averages. The third debate only solidified these numbers: Bush and Fiorina remained in low digits as both were considered lackluster, while Cruz

2592-795: The twenty-sixth World Forum in 2007, Vice President Richard Cheney unveiled Gerald R. Ford Hall in the Beaver Creek Park Hyatt Hotel, where the World Forum's sessions are held. The AEI World Forum is private and off the record . The World Forum consists of plenary sessions, topical small-group discussion sessions, informal conversational time, and recreational activities. According to the Vail Valley Foundation, "Senior U.S. cabinet officers and legislators provide candid briefings on important policy initiatives. Heads of major international corporations discuss business and financial developments. Government officials from Europe, Asia and

2646-463: Was declared the presumptive Republican nominee by Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus on May 3. Kasich ended his campaign the following day. After winning the Washington primary and gaining support from unbound North Dakota delegates on May 26, Trump passed the threshold of 1,237 delegates required to guarantee his nomination. By the end of the primary voting process, Trump had

2700-542: Was entertaining the idea after initially declining, he ultimately reaffirmed his decision not to run on January 30, 2015. By the end of February, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker rose to match Bush in the polls. He often touted his record as governor in a traditionally Democratic state, particularly noting his victory in a recall election in 2012, the first governor in American history to do so, combined with his reelection in 2014 . Walker and Bush balanced out in

2754-488: Was leading due to being young, articulate, having a broad appeal among conservatives and moderates and also for his Latino heritage and continued efforts on immigration reform, which many viewed as possible tools to draw Hispanic voters to the GOP. Another narrative for the nomination, similar to that which drove Romney's 2012 campaign, was that the nominee needed to be a governor in a traditionally Democratic or swing state, with

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2808-430: Was seen as resonating strongly with potential Republican primary voters and Trump began to rise in the polls. After a few weeks of briefly matching Bush, Trump surged into first place in all major national polls by mid-July, which he continued to lead consistently until November. Trump polled well in the early-voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, often leading or coming in second in those states. With

2862-481: Was the largest presidential primary field for any political party in American history. From early in the primary season, the race was characterized as a wide and diverse contest with no clear frontrunner. Early polling leaders included former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker , among others. The race was disrupted by the unexpected entry of Trump in June 2015, who quickly rose to lead polls for

2916-514: Was widely held as the winner and rose even further. Throughout this period, both Trump and Carson had pulled well ahead of the rest of the field and with Trump often registering in the low 30s and high 20s and Carson in the low 20s, the two of them combined often made up well over 50% of the electorate in a vast majority of national polls. Later in October and in early November, Carson began to match even with Trump by most polling averages, rising into

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