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What are Presidential candidates?
They are the people who are running for president.
Where are presidential candidates officially nominated?
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.
Who generally chooses vice-presidential candidates?
The President selects his own running mate.
Who will be the vice presidential candidates for each presidential candidate running for office?
On the Democratic side: Joe Biden On the Republican side: Sarah Palin
What is the significance of Super Tuesday?
Super Tuesday is when many states hold a primary election. The significance of Super Tuesday is that the political parties announce the presidential candidates.
How did the increasing power of political parties affect the candidates in the presidential election of 180?
each party nominated presidential and vice-presidential candidates
What is the name of the speech to announce presidential candidates?
They have nominating speeches and then they vote. After somebody gets a majority, the voting stops and somebody moves to declare the winner by acclamation. There is not a speech to announce the winner. The nominee later makes a speech to accept the nomination.
Presidential candidates often choose a running mate who can by virtue of certain characteristics?
I would say balance the ticket.
Who all are the current running presidential candidates that have served in the US military?
Just Ron Paul, & Rick Perry?
What is a unknown presidential candidate called?
Unknown candidates do not have any particular name. People will announce are running. Some are nominated by obscure parties and are put on the ballot in some states. Third parties candidates sometime attract a significant number of votes, but they are hardly unknown. A darkhorse is a candidate who was not expected to win the nomination, but is nominated by a major party.That may the term you are thinking of.
Does the presidential candidate choose his own running mate?
Yes, the candidates running for president get to pick their own vice - president. After all, it has to be someone they get along well with.
What are the electoral candidates?
I am guessing you mean electors for the presidential election. These people usually do not have their names on the ballot but there are sworn to vote for one of the candidates who is running president and whose name is on the ballot. So when you vote for a presidential candidate, you are really voting for his slate of electors.
