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January 2020
This is the period between the first well-known presidential candidates with strong political support networks showing interest in running for president

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June 5th 2020
On June 5th 2020, Joe Biden officially announced that he was running for president. The announcement is when a Candidate Officially comes forward and says they are running for a political position in this case, President

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February- April
Caucus gather to elect delegates to choose whom they believe should be the candidate in a given election.
Primary is a method of selecting a candidate similar to that of a general election.
These are the methods by which the candidate will get selected.

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August 18th, 2020
Biden was officially nominated on this date. Nomination means the act of officially suggesting someone or something for a job, position, or prize. In this case Biden was nominated for president.

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August-November
Campaigning slogan: Battle for the Soul of the Nation Our Best Days Still Lie Ahead No Malarkey! Build Back Better Unite for a Better America
This is when the candidate will try to persuade the public why they should be elected.

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August 17-20th
This is where there is a selection of the party's nominee for popular election as President, as well as to adopt of a statement of party principles and goals known as the party platform. This is when Biden was selected to run.

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November 3, 2020
This was the national general election day. What happens on this day? This is an annual day set aside by law where elections happen for federal figures. This is when votes are taken into consideration.

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December
An electoral college is a group of people who represent the states in the United States. This group formally passes votes on for president and vice president. They vote on behalf of the whole state. This takes place towards the end of the Election process, usually in December.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_conference#:~:text=The%20terms%20party%20conference%20(UK,who%20represent%20the%20party%20membership.

https://millercenter.org/joe-biden-campaigns-and-elections

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Caucus: Organized by political parties, a caucus is a meeting of supporters of a specific political party who gather to elect delegates to choose whom they believe should be the candidate in a given election.

Primary: A primary is a method of selecting a candidate similar to that of a general election. It is an organized statewide event put on by the state government where voters cast a secret ballot for the candidate of their choosing. Whomever receives a majority of the votes is the winner.

Digging Deeper

The election cycle in the United States is long. Years before the date of the election, possible presidential candidates begin speaking and touring, trying to get a sense of how much public support for their candidacy exists. The majority of candidates belong to one of two major parties in the United States, the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. Both parties select their candidates in nominating conventions which occur in the months before the national election in November of the election year. Who the parties select is dependent upon which candidate possess the majority of delegates at the nominating convention. It is these delegates that voters are truly making the selection of the candidate, not your vote!

There are two main methods by which these candidates are selected. These methods are a primary and a caucus. A primary is a method of selecting a candidate similar to that of a general election. It is an organized statewide event put on by the state government where voters cast a secret ballot for the candidate of their choosing. Whomever receives a majority of the votes is the winner. In state and local elections, this candidate goes on to run for the office. In a presidential primary, however, the winner is given a majority number of the state's delegates to the nominating convention. Most states only allow voters to participate in the party's primary in which they identify as a member.

A caucus is a very different process. Organized by the political parties themselves, caucuses are a "meeting of neighbors". Groups of citizens come together in local assemblies to discuss who they think will be the best candidate. At the end of the meeting, an election is held where by delegates to a county or state convention who pledge to support the majority candidate are selected. These delegates go on to select the delegates to the national convention, who will eventually choose which candidate from that party will run for office.

So how did this complex system come about? And why do the political parties have so much control? Well stay tuned to Think the Vote to find out!

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Primaries and Caucuses - Bill of Rights Institute

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Caucus: Organized by political parties, a caucus is a meeting of supporters of a specific political party who gather to elect delegates to choose whom they believe should be the candidate in a given election. Primary: A primary is a method of selecting a candidate similar to that of a general election.