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Who Is Nominating Convention?

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Who Is Nominating Convention?

A United States presidential nominating convention is a political convention

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In the United States, a political convention usually refers to a presidential nominating convention, but it can also refer to state, county, or congressional district nominating conventions in which candidates are nominated, delegates to larger regional or national conventions are elected and the party platform is ...
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held every four years in the United States by most of the political parties who will be fielding nominees in the upcoming U.S. presidential election.

How is a candidate nominated at a nominating convention?

Today, in 48 states, individuals participate in primaries or caucuses to elect delegates who support their presidential candidate of choice. At national party conventions, the presidential contender with the most state delegate votes wins the party nomination.

Who nominates a presidential candidate?

A candidate for president of the United States who has been selected by the delegates of a political party at the party's national convention (also called a presidential nominating convention) to be that party's official candidate for the presidency.

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