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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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