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Why do you think some states choose closed primaries as opposed to open primaries?
This is purely up to the party leaders to decide. An example in the latest primaries is Florida, which was not allowed by the Democratic Party to take place in the primary as punishment for moving up their primary voting date.
What do voters choose in general elections?
These preliminary elections are called primary electionsor primaries. Open primaries allow any registered voter to vote in whatever primary they choose to vote in. Closed primaries attempt to restrict the voters to supporters of the party primary they want to vote in.
What election takes place before the general election to choose a political party's candidate?
These are called primaries or primary elections. Not all states have them.
National party nominating conventions take place to?
In the United States, a national party convention is the means by which the candidates for president and vice president are determined.
What are the tasks of political party conventions?
Political party conventions in the US meet every four years to nominate their candidate for the US presidency. The conventions are also the place where each party creates a "platform". This is a set of ideas or political agendas that the party seeks to implement if their candidate wins. With that said, even if their candidate loses, the platform sets forth the goals they hope to pursue via the legislature.
Do parties pick their presidential candidates in national nominating conventions?
The nominating conventions used to be the place where the candidates were chosen. Nowadays primary elections often have the candidate chosen before the convention is held. However, if the primaries ended without any one candidates having a majority of the delegates in his camp, the convention would make the choice.
Why do primary elections take place instead of only having general elections?
The primaries are designed to narrow down the number of candidates to one from each political party per elected office.
How are the dates of the presidential conventions determined?
The dates of the two major party's conventions are determined by a series of unwritten, but effectively binding, rules. The first of these rules is that the party currently controlling the Presidency holds its convention after the party seeking to take control of it. As such, the party challenging the incumbent President - or his designated successor - effectively has first pick of date. The second rule is that the conventions should not conflict with the summer Olympics, which take place in the same year. As such, the parties either schedule their conventions immediately after the two week Olympics (as in 2008 and 2012) or either side of them. This is to ensure they are not competing for viewers with the Olympic games. Political parties that chose to accept federal funding for their campaigns traditionally schedule their conventions as late as they possibly can, as independent fundraising is not permitted for those parties post-convention. The final rule is that the two parties cannot have their conventions overlap significantly, in order to ensure fairness and equal media coverage. As such, there must be at least several days between the two major conventions. The exact convention dates are determined by the respective party's national committees and leadership according to these rules.
Where have all major presidential nominations taken place?
at conventions
How a candidate for president is chosen?
Presidential candidates are officially selected by their political parties in national conventions that meet every four years. This convention is consisted of delegates from each state that are pledged to vote for the state's desired candidate. Nowadays, so many states hold binding primary elections or caucuses that it is possible to have the nomination virtually secured before the national convention, and that is what has happened recently. The primaries are held at different times and the losers of the early primaries tend to drop out one by one , eventually leaving just one still standing. If the primaries did not produce a clear winner, the convention delegates at the national convention would vote to choose the nominee. Occasionally a protest candidate , with some help from friends, will form his own party. In other words , the party is formed to support one particular person as nominee.
Why are national political conventions held?
National political conventions were once held for the purpose of writing a platform and nominating candidates for president and vice-president. Recently primariy elections and caucuses have pretty much set the presidential nominee before the convention takes place and the candidate effectively writes the platform via his campaign speeches and literature and he picks his running mate. Therefore, the convention serves only to confirm the nominations , get publicity for the party and plan for the election campaign. There is also party organization business to attend to.
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