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Traditionally, the party who holds the White House has the opportunity to select the date of its convention second. Normally the challenging party holds their convention in July while the incumbent party holds its convention in August. This year, later dates were chosen for both conventions since the Democrats wanted to schedule their convention after the 2008 Beijing Olympics ended, and the Republicans wanted to keep the political and financial advantages of going second. Traditionally, the party who holds the White House has the opportunity to select the date of its convention second. Normally the challenging party holds their convention in July while the incumbent party holds its convention in August. This year, later dates were chosen for both conventions since the Democrats wanted to schedule their convention after the 2008 Beijing Olympics ended, and the Republicans wanted to keep the political and financial advantages of going second. Traditionally, the party who holds the White House has the opportunity to select the date of its convention second. Normally the challenging party holds their convention in July while the incumbent party holds its convention in August. This year, later dates were chosen for both conventions since the Democrats wanted to schedule their convention after the 2008 Beijing Olympics ended, and the Republicans wanted to keep the political and financial advantages of going second. Traditionally, the party who holds the White House has the opportunity to select the date of its convention second. Normally the challenging party holds their convention in July while the incumbent party holds its convention in August. This year, later dates were chosen for both conventions since the Democrats wanted to schedule their convention after the 2008 Beijing Olympics ended, and the Republicans wanted to keep the political and financial advantages of going second.
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∙ 14y agoAccording to 2008 elections, the democrats were the first to hold the national convention in August 25-26, 2008 and republicans held there national conventions in September 4, 2008
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∙ 13y agoI do not know the details but the leaders of the party set the location.
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What does the term platform mean in the context of political process?
Before major elections, a political party often holds a convention to nominate candidates and set forth to the public the party's policies on issues of importance. This is called the party "platform" and there is an understanding that candidates it nominates for public office agree with the platform and are obligated, if possible, to pursue these policies if elected.
