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At a national nominating convention, the presidential and vice president nominees are determined. Also the party comes up with its platform for the election.
To nominate the party candidate for the next president election.
It is not a primary election. A national party convention is an election convention in which delegates from the 50 states cast their votes in support of the new nominee. This event usually takes place after the primary elections and is considered the beginning of the campaign for the general election. There was a time when these conventions were important in choosing a nominee. Today presidential nominees are usually known months ahead of a national convention.
not officially until the Democratic National Convention
He is a great orator, and they wanted to prep him for the upcoming election. It was important for him to get his name in the spotlight.
In presidential election years
In presidential election years.
America's Election HQ - 2008 Democratic National Convention was released on: USA: 4 September 2012
For many years, the national convention nominated the candidates for President and Vice President. They also wrote a platform and elected the officers of the national organization. Recently, the presidential nomination have been decided by primary election before the convention and the presidential nominee has been allowed to name the candidate for Vice President. Therefore, the national convention has become mostly a political rally to kick off the presidential campaign. They do still have a platform, but it is rarely of importance to the campaign and rarely folllowed by the new President.
A candidate that is running for President receives their nomination at their party's convention. This is a meeting that is held to announce the results of an election.
In the US, candidates for the presidential election are called "conventions". This is a group of delegates from each state that votes on the candidate that will represent their respective party;s nominee. Normally, a convention will renominate a sitting president to be the candidate for the upcoming presidential election, provided that this individual has not been president for the preceding eight years.
Stage 1: The Nomination Stage 2: The National Party Convention Stage 3: The General Election