Presidential Nominations

The Apportionment of Delegates

• Delegates are chosen from each state in accordance with that state’s electoral votes

• Bonus delegates are given to states that have supported the party in the past

Winner-take-all: the candidate who won the preference vote automatically wins the support of all of the delegates chosen at the primary

The first two days → speeches

Last two days → presidential… (check ppt)

Political Experience

• Most candidates have some political experience

• most have been governors of large states

• some have been senators

• most are protestant

• most come from larger states

• most are married with families

• most can speak well and look good on television

General Election is the Republican vs Democrat.

Original Provisions

• the first two options put forth by the Framers were either Congressional selection or popular vote

• neither option appealed to everyone (disliked pure democracy)

Electoral votes: votes cast for the president

Presidential electors: those responsible for choosing the President

Senator + Representative =

Electoral college: a group of electors chosen from each state and D.C. to formally select the President and Vice President' (when political parties began to form, it didn’t make sense to have two people from rival parties as President and vice-president)

election of 1800 introduced 3 new elements:

12th amendment