Why AP isn’t using ‘presumptive nominee’ to describe Trump, Biden.

The Associated Press (AP) doesn't use the term "presumptive nominee" for Joe Biden and Donald Trump, even though they're leading in the polls and have won every contest so far by large margins. The AP only uses the designation once a candidate has secured the needed delegates to win a majority vote at the national party conventions, which won't happen until after more states vote. The earliest Trump could clinch the nomination is March 12, while for Biden it's March 19.

February 25, 2024
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