Oh yes they do. Nobody is nominated yet by any party. SOME formal procedure needs to happen.
Are you like new to this planet?
Well since you ask ...
The RNC merely needs to issue a formal statement designating Trump the candidate by acclimation. It's not as if he has any competition.
Actually he does have competition. My state gave me the options of voting for Weld or Walsh.
Both have dropped out.
The party has already endorsed Trump.
It's more likely that Weld simply dropped from liver failure.
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Actually it's more likely that between COVID cancellations and the Republican Party having already been running around cancelling primaries lest their cramsicle get licked, he figured what's the point. You can't campaign if human congregation is curtailed. Rump suspended his campaigning too.
It's irrelevant, all of that relates to prim ate whoever they think at that time gives them a shot. Doesn't even need to be anybody who actually ran for it.
Nor if you have no support.
Nobody has an audience where people cannot audience.
I notice you cut out more than half the post and specifically cut out the sentence "Rump suspended his campaign too". You must think that makes the fact go away. That's cute. It's also a violation of site rules.
But just to extend the thought, you don't even need "support" if the party decides it wants to go another direction. Teddy Roosevelt came to the convention with support, and he got shown the door. And he made them pay too.