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Supporters claim that closed primaries make candidates more responsive to?
Supporters claim that closed primaries make candidates more responsive to?
How do parties decide which candidates will run for office?
Primaries
What is the difference between the primaries and a convention?
Primaries are elections held by political parties to choose their candidates for an upcoming election. A convention is a meeting where party delegates officially nominate their candidates and finalize their party platform for the election. Primaries are usually held before the convention to determine the candidates who will be officially endorsed at the convention.
What was the closed-party process for nominating candidates replaced with?
primaries
Why do political parties hold primaries?
To decide who the party's candidates will be.
Most candidates do not believe the presidential primaries are the best way to allow the people a choice. true or false?
false
What happens during the primaries?
During the primaries, political parties hold elections or caucuses to select their candidates for the general election. Voters from each party cast their ballots to determine which candidates will represent them, often leading to a series of state-by-state contests. The primaries can be either open or closed, affecting who can vote in them. The results help shape the party's nominee, culminating in a national convention where the final candidate is officially chosen.
What must candidates who hope to win their partys nomination do?
do well in the primaries
True or false Candidates usually have a lot in common with voters they are trying to convince to vote for them in the primaries?
Candidates usually have more agreeable target voters in primaries. In these elections, they are only dealing with voters of one party.
What did supporters claim that closed primaries make candidates more responsive to?
the voters
What do supporters claim that closed primaries make candidates more responsive to?
Voters
What happens to the number of presidential contenders as the primaries continue?
I am not sure what you want to know. Typically there are many candidates in the early primaries and the losers gradually drop out. Sometimes a new man enters the race late. Sometimes as strong candidate hangs back and enters only after "stalking horse" does well in early primaries.
