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Term | Definition |
Caucus | a local meeting of party members in which the parties nominee is selected |
Plurality voting | candidate with the most votes wins the elections |
frontloading | moving caucuses early and early in the primary season |
National conventions | tes affirm state nominees and parties formally present their presidential and vice presidential candidates. |
Election Cycle | a candidate may rely on all three of these strategies. party-oriented strategy, issue-oriented strategy, candidate-oriented strategy |
Incumbents | Those that currently hold political office |
Federal Election Campaign Act | Distinguish hard and soft money |
Hard money | Donations given directly to the candidate. Regulated |
Soft money | Unregulated donations given to party organizations |
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act | increased the limits of individual spending. Banned unregulated soft money donations. |
House of representatives | Election held every 2 years |
Senate and President | Election help every 4 years |
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