She was out-campaigned in 2008 and would need to build a fundamentally different and much more modern operation-spear-headed by campaign professionals instead of inner-circle advisers-to secure the nomination in 2016.

A two-thirds majority of delegates was required to secure the nomination.

None of the candidates were close to the 379 needed to secure the nomination, so the balloting continued throughout the day.

To secure the nomination, a candidate needed to receive at least 2,117 votes at the conventionor a simple majority of the 4,233 delegate votes.

This time his popularity had risen to such a height that he easily overcame his opposition to secure the nomination.