Primaries and caucuses allow party leaders to get a sense of the electability of certain candidates, but none of those partisan votes apply towards the mandated general election held in November.
It is important for parties to choose a good leader as a candidate because they want their candidate to win. A good leader will have a better chance of beating the other candidate.
Soft Money
The parties have become weaker because voters, candidate selection methods, and campaign-finance laws have changed. Voters now get a lot of information from the media and are more likely to think of themselves as independents; caucuses and primary elections have largely replaced a party choice of nominees; and campaign-finance reform laws have hurt the ability of parties to raise money.
Election campaigns and other political processes in which candidates, not political parties, have most of the initiative and influence.
The election committee sends leaders to states to campaign for their party's candidate.
In order to run for president in November, a candidate must first be nominated by his party.
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The political parties nominate a candidate and campaign for him. An independent has neverwon the presidency, so surely the parties greatly influence the elections. However, the majority of voters are not party members and the voters decide the election.
The parties have to depend largely on donations for their campaign funding.
They have a dynamic candidate.
minor, or third, parties appear from time to time. although no third-party candidate has ever been elected president, minor parties do affect election outcomes. they take votes from major parties and they call attention to certain issues.
An independent candidate is someone who is not affiliated with any political party and runs for office on their own. They do not have the support or backing of a political party and typically rely on their own campaign and resources to compete in elections. Independent candidates often emphasize their independence from party politics and may appeal to voters who are disillusioned with major parties.