A president is elected by getting 270 or more electoral votes from the electoral college. To get electoral votes the candidate must win the majoraty of the public in a certain state. The number of votes they get depends upon how many people are in the state, like Virginia has 13 and California gets 55.
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People vote for a candidate. Each state has a given number of electoral votes. Win the state, get the votes from that state. Get more votes than your opponent, and you have been elected.
John McCain
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Yes, he was the first republican presidential candidate to win for office at this time.
The vice presidential candidate is often referred to as the running mate of the presidential candidate during the campaign.
does not necessarily win the Presidency the answer is true
to win the presidential election a candidate needs 270
electors from each state officially select the next president each party's presidential candidate uses speeches, debates, and advertising to try to win support from voters
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The Democrats use primaries to choose their presidential candidate. They pick the candidate who has the best chance to win. The popular vote in Democratic primaries is altered by the appointment of "Super-Delegates". This has been a controversial part of their primary process.