allow party members to express their nominee preferences
and its past voter support for party candidates (awarded bonus delegates)
Yes . Most primaries nowadays are totally open- all you have to be is a registered voter and the only question asked is your name and address. In the past, one might have to promise to support a majority of the Republican candidates in the general election, but, of course, there was not way to enforce the promise since general elections are secret.
There will be a brokered national convention. After the delegates vote as pledged, and no one gets the majority of delegates, then the delegates vote again, this time not necessarily as they pledged to, that is, not necessarily as the voters from their states wanted them to. They vote again and again until a decision is reached.
Super Tuesday (March 2 this year) is just the name given to the date when the highest number of states hold presidential primary elections. People pay a lot of attention to it because it’s the first big primary day in each election cycle, but it’s not like those states count for extra or anything.This year, it’s even bigger because California, the most populous state, moved its primary from June to be on Super Tuesday as well, meaning more delegates are at stake than ever.The specifics of how important Super Tuesday is depends on the year and the party, but it’s always a day to watch. If you’re looking to participate in Super Tuesday, you can look up when your state holds its primaries here and check if you’re registered to vote here.
In the recent past, primaries were used both to select delegates and to
In the recent past, primaries were used both to select delegates and to
No, primary purposes now. In modern elections, primaries are used for selecting delegates who will ultimately choose the party's candidate, and are generally not used for multiple purposes.
In the recent past, primaries were used both to select delegates and to
allow party members to express their nominee preferences
The past participle (and simple past) is selected.
The past form of "select" is "selected" and the past participle is also "selected."
The past tense is selected.
"Select" or "selected" as the past tense.
and its past voter support for party candidates (awarded bonus delegates)
Past simple and simple past are both the same thing. They are both the past tense of a verb.
The simple past and past participle are both 'had'.