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Nomination |
A official endorsement of a candidate for office by a political party. |
"Political party" |
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Campaign Strategy |
The master game plan candidates lay out to guide their electoral campaign. |
Plans |
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National Party Convention |
The supreme power within each of the parties. The convention meets every four years to nominate the President and Vice President and write the party's platform. |
Meets every four years |
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Caucus |
A meeting of all state party leaders for selecting delegates to the national party convention. |
State party |
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Frontloading |
Moving primary elections to an earlier date. |
Earlier |
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"Super Tuesday" |
Multiple states vote on the same day. |
"Tuesday" |
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National Committee |
State parties choose whether to download or not. |
Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee |
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What do you need to win an election? |
1. Money 2. Media 3. Big Momentum: "Big Mo" |
George HW. Bush created this word |
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What do you need at National Party Conventions? |
1. Platform: Voted on to delegates ** Presidential elections have nothing to do with this. 2. Vice Presidential nominee: recommendation of the presidential candidate. **Vetting: "Balancing the ticket" Investigative Journalism 3. Rally Point: Alternate Conventions |
"Balancing the ticket" |
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Vetting |
"Balancing the ticket" Investigative Journalism: Digging up secrets or private issues |
Privacy is violated for the Vice Presidental candidate |
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National Primary |
A proposal by critics which would replace caucuses and presidential primaries with a nationwide primary held early in the election year. |
Held early in the election year. |
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Presidential Primaries |
Elections in which voters in a state vote for a candidate |
Delegates pledged to him or her. |
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McGovern-Fraiser Commission |
TBC |
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