The journey of selecting US presidential candidates 0
From left are Bernie Sanders, Ted Cruz, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, four prominent figures in the ongoing US presidential campaign.
The primary election season in the US begins on February 1, when members of the Democratic and Republican parties in Iowa hold caucuses to elect each party’s presidential candidate.
In most states, primary voting is conducted like normal elections.
The above process is to determine the number of delegates from each party in each state supporting presidential candidates before each party’s convention takes place.
The race is for delegates, not votes.
The number of delegates is not proportional to population.
On the Republican side, each state receives at least 10 delegates, increased based on the state’s past party voting record, and three delegates are allocated to each congressional district.
In previous elections, front-runners often sought initial wins to build momentum and attract funding, forcing opponents to retreat.
To be nominated by the Republican Party, a candidate must win overwhelming support from delegates.
On the Democratic side, Mrs. Clinton received support from 380 of the 713 superdelegates, who can vote for any candidate and are among more than 4,700 delegates to the party convention.
How did the 2016 White House race go?
This year’s national congress of the two parties takes place in July. The winning candidate of each party will choose a `deputy` to run with him and is usually one of the losers.
After the party convention, the only candidates of the Republican and Democratic parties began to face off directly in the race.
In the final weeks of the campaign, candidates will focus on `last-minute states,` which are states where it is not known until which candidate will receive support.
The presidential election in the US was held on November 8 this year.
The above-mentioned electors constitute the Electoral College.
A candidate can enter the White House without a majority of the popular vote, but only with a majority of the Electoral College.
