What are party conventions and how are they going

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US presidential campaign continues.

The Republican National Convention, which will determine the presidential candidate and Republican vice presidents, will begin as early as Monday, July 18, in Cleveland (Ohio), writes Share America.

Nominating congresses are an important part of the democratic process, during which party leaders form an electoral platform, a set of principles that the party will defend as the general election approaches.

Voting takes place in several rounds. The nomination decision is made by the delegates of the congress. Most of them in the first round are required to do so according to the vote of their states or districts. In the second round of voting, you can make a decision yourself. Some delegates are not limited in their choice. In the Democratic Party, these are called “superdelegates.”

The winner of the primaries, the candidate chooses the candidacy of the vice-president and starts an all-American campaign.

At the national party congresses of the Republicans and Democrats in the foreground will be the most famous American politicians. But there will be people there with whom the general public is not so familiar. But a successful performance at a national congress can be a ticket to big politics, writes Share America.

For example, the speaker, who delivered a keynote speech at the Democratic Party 2004 Congress in Boston, spoke of the hope that, he assured, was necessary for America to move forward.

“I’m talking about the hope of slaves sitting by the fire and singing songs about freedom, about the hope of immigrants going to distant shores, about the hope of a thin boy with an unusual name who believes that there will be a place for him in America.”

At that time, not many people had heard of the US Senate candidate for the state of Illinois named Barack Obama, but four years later at the convention in Denver, Democrats rallied and supported his candidacy for president.

Both parties use congresses to attract the attention of the American audience to their rising stars and test their electoral potential.

In 2008, just one speech by Alaska Governor Sarah Palin made her one of the most recognizable political figures of the Republican Party.

Sometimes there were cases when a novice turned into a rising star despite the fact that his speech was a failure. In 1988, Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton gave a nomination speech at the Atlanta Democratic Party convention. It lasted so long that the audience loudly welcomed the words "In conclusion ...".

Overnight, Clinton gained wide acclaim, although he did not appear in the best light at the congress. However, two years later, Clinton was nominated for the presidency, won the election, and can now be proud to be one of the most popular US presidential speakers.

So the speakers at the Republican National Convention on July 18 could be the political stars of the coming years—so keep your eyes peeled.

The Democratic National Convention will take place on July 25-28 in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania).

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