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a meeting at which party delegates vote

national convention

party elections that help decide which delegate will go to the national convention

presidential primaries

winner of the primary gains the votes of all State delegates

winner-takes-all

system that gives each candidate that wins at least 15% of the primary vote a share of delegate votes

proportional representation

to compete

vie

a closed meeting of members of a political party who gather to select delegates to the national convention

caucus

the first delegate section event held in the presidential election season

Iowa caucuses

holds the first primary of the presidential election season

New Hampshire

two major parties select their presidential and vice presidential candidates

national convention

formal statement of basic principles

platform

the party’s stand on major issues

keynote speech

those States in which the election is too close to call

battleground states

the roughly 1/3 of voters who have not made up their minds

swing voters