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Originally Posted by baddog
That isn't automatic these days?
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No.
There must have been 20 candidates from both parties running at that time, each of them didn't have a secret service detail. At that time it was only Obama and Hillary, and Hillary had hers as a former first lady, not because she was a candidate.
I'm not sure of the specific rules for candidates, but I do remember reading in the news that the administration wasn't required to give him protection, but thought it was the prudent thing to do.