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**Damien** · 28-01-2008, 19:23

There are two main groups in American Politics, The Democrats and the Republicans. While it is possible to run as an independent, only a candidate nominated by one of those groups can become president in reality.

A few months before the election, these two parties will nominate someone as their candidate to be president.

The Primaries (which are what is going on now) are how these candidates are decided. Both groups have elections in each state to decide who the nominee will be. Each state has a different amount of delegates to send to their party’s convention. . The candidate with the most delegates win (this is why winning a state with a lot of delegates such as California is more important than winning a small state) although the delegates are often assigned relative to the vote share so a small victory is not the same as a big victory. Usually, only members of the republicans/democrats can vote in their own respective elections (although some states allow independents to vote)

Super Tuesday is a day on which around 20 states all vote at the same time, usually a clear winner is seen from these results. Although this time it's so close it may spill over into the last few states to vote.

When it comes to each party's convention, the delegates vote for who their state chose (maybe relative to the vote count) but at this state everyone knows the winner, they accept the nomination and then they enter the main election.

28-01-2008, 19:23	#3
Damien Remoaner Cable Forum Team Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 32,840	Re: US Elections There are two main groups in American Politics, The Democrats and the Republicans. While it is possible to run as an independent, only a candidate nominated by one of those groups can become president in reality. A few months before the election, these two parties will nominate someone as their candidate to be president. The Primaries (which are what is going on now) are how these candidates are decided. Both groups have elections in each state to decide who the nominee will be. Each state has a different amount of delegates to send to their party’s convention. . The candidate with the most delegates win (this is why winning a state with a lot of delegates such as California is more important than winning a small state) although the delegates are often assigned relative to the vote share so a small victory is not the same as a big victory. Usually, only members of the republicans/democrats can vote in their own respective elections (although some states allow independents to vote) Super Tuesday is a day on which around 20 states all vote at the same time, usually a clear winner is seen from these results. Although this time it's so close it may spill over into the last few states to vote. When it comes to each party's convention, the delegates vote for who their state chose (maybe relative to the vote count) but at this state everyone knows the winner, they accept the nomination and then they enter the main election.