First of all there is to say that the primaries and caucuses are the first step on the path to the US presidency. Let me go on by telling you same basic facts about those 2 nominating processes. Primaries are one-day state-wide elections. Caucuses are informal meetings. In both primaries and caucuses voters are actually choosing delegates who will go to the party’s national convention and vote for a presidential candidate. The next step would be the general election. There the voters select the members of the Electoral College who are called electors. In the end, the presidential candidate who wins the majority of the total electoral votes becomes president. Another aspect would be the question who is actually allowed to run for president.
