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NATIONAL CONVENTION

• Called every four years to officially nominate Presidential candidates.
• Each state send delegates based on their electoral votes.
• Differences in choices of delegates between Republican and Democratic Parties.

PRIMARIES

• The device each party uses to select its nomination for president.
• Began in early 1900s as a reaction to party boss dominated politics.
• Two different types
• Delegate selection primary 
• Candidate preference primary
• Typically frontloaded.

DELEGATION SELECTION PROCESS

• Began as a winner take all
• Now moved to proportional representaion

CAUCUSES

• A closed meeting of a political party which gather to select delegates to the national convention

Convention Schedule
DAY2
Adopt platform
Keynote Address
DAY3
Select or affirm choice for Vice Presidential candidate
DAY4
select and affirm Presidential candidate.


NOMINEE CHARACTERISTICS
Typically the current president is nominated
Typically has long run of political experience
Typically protestants from large states
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