To fool the citizens into thinking they are controlling who rules over them. Since both parties owe their loyalty to the same groups who support them in their campaigns; the citizens loose but feel they are partially to blame because they voted them in.
presidential candidate for a political party.
A presidential primary is an election in which voters (1) choose State party organization's delegates to their party's national convention, and/or (2) express a preference for their party's presidential nomination. Sometimes only party members are allowed to vote; other primaries are open to all. to choose delegates for the national convention (gradpoint)
the national republicans
a national convention.
national convention
Most of the sessions at the National Convention is spent selection presidential candidates. Both the Republican and Democratic Party hold a National Convention.
National conventions are held for the purpose of nominating both the president and vice president to run for the presidential elections. The conventions are also used to adopt changes into the party platform.
In presidential election years
no
In presidential election years.
National convention (A+)
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.