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In an election year, the Republican and
Democratic Parties convene. They come together,
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and they each hold a national convention. This
is when they make their final decision about
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their candidates. They nominate one person
to represent their party. This person becomes
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their presidential nominee. The nominee formally
accepts the nomination at the convention. Who gets
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to vote at the convention? There are people who
are chosen to represent others from their state.
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These are called delegates. The responsibility
was delegated to them. There are different kinds
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of delegates. Basically, pledged and unpledged.
If they're unpledged, they can support or endorse
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any candidate at the convention. The presidential
nominee gets to announce who their running mate
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will be...who's their pick for vice president.
U.S. politics is a little messy but exciting.
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