Fillmore was not nominated by the Whigs in 1852. He was a strong candidate for the nomination, being favored by the Southern delegates, but General Winfield Scott eventually won the nomination on the 53th ballot.
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No. 1849 was not an election year. Besides that, the Whigs never nominated for Fillmore President. They ran Winfield Scott in 1852.
This refers to the system where the results of primary elections direct delegates to vote at the national convention to select the candidate for the presidential election.
The Presidential Model is the model in which the people select the executive.
In the US, the presidential and vice-presidential candidates for a party are announced at the party's respective convention. Both the Democratic and the Republican ones occured in fall of 2008.
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Advisors select and choose a vice president.