Assertion: caucus's nominee | /r/HasProperty | one of the top three finishers
Facets:
value: since 1972
type: TEMPORAL
value: nearly always
type: TEMPORAL
value: excluding years
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: That refers to the fact that since 1972 (and excluding years when incumbent presidents ran unopposed for renomination), the eventual nominee has nearly always been one of the top three finishers in the caucuses.