1. Elections Presidential Primaries Convention

2.  Candidates compete for popular votes & delegates  Results can impact the selection of delegates to the national convention

3. Primary Election -voters decide (secret ballot) on which party candidate will represent the party. [PA] Caucus -group like-minded meet to select candidate for upcoming election – policy proposals -Used to be most common

4. States with Caucuses IA, NV, MN, CO, HI, ME, KS, WY, AK, ND What generalizations can you make? ID, WA, FL caucuses and primaries

5.  Purpose of Primaries  Open nomination process to ordinary party members  weakens influence of party bosses  Use to be party elites selected candidates  Sometimes called beauty contests

6. History of Primaries  Wisconsin 1903  1968 less than 20 primaries  Chicago National Convention - riots  HH Humphrey nominated w/o primary wins  Selected by LBJ

7.  Reforms:  McGovern-Fraser Commission  Party delegates selected by voters  Delegates not selected by party elite  1984  Special consideration given to party faithful  Superdelegates  Unpledged delegates

8. Types of Primaries  Closed – PA & 26 states  Open – 17 states  Blanket – 3 states  Proportional Representation  Runoff  Nonpartisan – non-pres.

9.  Front-Loading  2005 – Carter Commission  Iowa and NH 1 st  Regional primaries  2008 primaries – rules defied

10. Super Tuesday  March 1 st 2016 – 24 states

11. National Convention  2016 Republican  July 18-21  Cleveland, OH (Tampa,FL)  2016 Democratic  July 25-28  Phila. (Charlotte, NC) http://www.politico.com/2012- election/conventions/

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13.  National Pep Rallies  Party unity to public  Party intrigue behind the scenes  Purpose  Announce candidates  Announce platform

14.  Media events  Brokered conventions  Not enough delegates  2008 Clinton/Obama  1960 LBJ/Stevenson/Kennedy

15.  “a fiesta, a carnival, a hog- rooting, horse-snorting, band- playing, voice screaming medieval get together of greed, practical lust, conciliation of rabble-rousers, fist fights, embraces, drunks and collective rivers of animal sweat.” Norman Mailer 1976

16. Changes  Convention Chairmen  Present stage-managed event - choreographed  Free from scandal  Media friendly  Total party unity presented