They do in all recent recent years.
national convention
a national convention.
During the national convention
National Convention System of nominating presidential candidates.~Trollerton
Most of the sessions at the National Convention is spent selection presidential candidates. Both the Republican and Democratic Party hold a National Convention.
The system the convention set up for choosing President was the electoral college.
The official nominations take place at the national convention.
A candidate that is running for President receives their nomination at their party's convention. This is a meeting that is held to announce the results of an election.
national conventions for nominating presidential candidates.
The Democratic and Republican party each hold a National Convention called the convetion of the commons.
Presidential Primary
In the US, candidates for the presidential election are called "conventions". This is a group of delegates from each state that votes on the candidate that will represent their respective party;s nominee. Normally, a convention will renominate a sitting president to be the candidate for the upcoming presidential election, provided that this individual has not been president for the preceding eight years.