Presidential Election: What's an Open Convention?

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English with Jennifer


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What's an open convention? By the time the  Republican or Democratic Party holds a national  
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convention, it's usually clear which candidate  holds the majority of delegates, meaning who the  
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presidential nominee will be for that party. But  if no candidate has the clear majority, the party  
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has an open convention. It's like a mini primary,  as I understand. There's discussion. There's  
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more voting. But they need to come together  and decide who their final nominee will be.
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