By tradition, the presidential campaign formally begins when a candidate is officially nominated at the national convention.
After the party presidential candidate is nominated, the candidate will call out a press conference and roll out his or her intention to the public. The United States hold presidential election every four years but the campaign to occupy the highest office in the land is never ends.
The next presidential election will come up on November 3, 2020.
Primary elections and caucuses are the first process in the presidential election. These two processes are used by the states to select candidates that will represent the party in the presidential election.
Primaries use secret ballot to vote while caucuses are local assembly of voters who vote for a particular candidate after a general meeting.
After the caucuses vote, next is the nominating convention. At the convention, the political party chooses a nominee to support and the presidential nominee will also announce to the party his or her vice presidential running mate.
After which the Candidates will now go round the country to made their views known and explain to eligible voters what they intend to do for them and the country at large.
Candidates could also take part in debates with other candidates from another political party. The two main political parties in the United States are the Democrat and the Republican.
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