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RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE, PART III: THE NATIONAL CONVENTIONS
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Convention Delegates
Proportional Allocation: Candidates receive a percentage of delegates based on the percent of the vote they receive This is how the
Democratic Party awards convention delegates
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Convention Delegates
Winner-Take-All Allocation: Candidate who wins the primary wins ALL the delegates The Republican
Party traditionally awards delegates in this manner
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Simple Math
Proportional Winner-Take-All
Maryland has 100 delegates at stake. Candidate A wins 55%
of the vote and gets 55 delegates.
Candidate B wins 40% of the vote and wins 40 delegates
This method causes primaries to last longer and allows more people to vote
Maryland has 100 Delegates at stake. Candidate A wins by
one vote Candidate A gets ALL
THE DELEGATES
This method tends to end primaries quicker
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Toward the Convention
Once a candidate has a majority of the convention delegates they become the presumptive nominee and starts planning their convention
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Choosing a Running Mate
In the spring or summer before the election, the presumptive nominee picks their running mate: their vice-president
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Choosing a Running Mate
LOTS of strategy goes into this pick.
A GOOD running mate will:
BALANCE THE TICKET (OLD AND YOUNG,
GEOGRAPHY, IDEOLOGY) OR TARGET A SPECIFIC
STATE OR GROUP OF VOTERS
Sometimes it works, and sometimes…
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Planning the Convention
The political party that is defending the White House always goes last. This is a huge advantage. The host city is chosen 1-2 years beforehand.
2012: Republican National Convention – Tampa, FL
2012: Democratic National Convention – Charlotte, NC
The host city is picked for the same reasons as a good running mate.
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The National Convention
Monday: Introduce You to America Spouse, significant other, best friends will give
speeches introducing you to the United States
Tuesday: Introduce the Party Platform Platform: The set of ideas you believe in
as a candidate Keynote Address: Delivered by a future
star of your party defending the platform
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The National Convention
Wednesday: The Nomination Roll Call of States: State delegates
announce their choices of nominee for president and vice-president
Running Mate delivers acceptance speech
Thursday: Accepting the Nomination The nominee delivers their acceptance
speech
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Ready for Primetime
The 2 keynote addresses, the vice-presidential nominee’s speech, and the acceptance speech are all delivered on primetime, live television. This is a great way to introduce yourself to
voters who will now begin paying attention in detail.
Anticipate delivering your speech before a crowd of 40,000 to 50,000 people (Depending on the arena.)
Anticipate a television audience of up to 40 Million people!
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