Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Washington and Lee Mock Convention is a simulated presidential nominating convention and is held once every four years, during the early stages of the U.S. Presidential Primary, at Washington and Lee University. Although Oberlin College has the distinction of having the oldest student-run mock political convention in the country, W&L's convention has the reputation for being the most accurate. It often receives gavel-to-gavel coverage on C-SPAN.Since its inception in 1908, the student body has been correct 18 out of 24 times, with only three incorrect predictions since 1948.The 2008 Mock Convention projected Hillary Rodham Clinton as the Democratic nominee for that election year. The Mock Convention was mistaken, however, as Barack Obama was eventually elected as the nominee. The 2012 Mock Convention projected Mitt Romney as the Republican nominee.. }
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- Washington_and_Lee_Mock_Convention abstract "Washington and Lee Mock Convention is a simulated presidential nominating convention and is held once every four years, during the early stages of the U.S. Presidential Primary, at Washington and Lee University. Although Oberlin College has the distinction of having the oldest student-run mock political convention in the country, W&L's convention has the reputation for being the most accurate. It often receives gavel-to-gavel coverage on C-SPAN.Since its inception in 1908, the student body has been correct 18 out of 24 times, with only three incorrect predictions since 1948.The 2008 Mock Convention projected Hillary Rodham Clinton as the Democratic nominee for that election year. The Mock Convention was mistaken, however, as Barack Obama was eventually elected as the nominee. The 2012 Mock Convention projected Mitt Romney as the Republican nominee.".