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The Road to the White House

Delve into the complex journey of securing a presidential nomination, from state-level primaries to national conventions, and the selection of candidates such as Obama, Romney, Clinton, and Trump.

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The Road to the White House

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  1. The Road to the White House How does a presidential candidate get on the ballot?

  2. Winning your Party’s Nomination: All States Must Decide Who will run for president? Who will be the Democratic candidate? Who will be the Republican candidate?

  3. Being nominated for president by your political party is more difficult than being elected for president. Why? There are more candidates running.

  4. The Race for the Republican Nomination in 2012: • Michele Bachman • Newt Gingrich • Jon Huntsman • Ron Paul • Rick Perry • Rick Santorum • Mitt Romney • Who would you choose?

  5. The Race for the Republican Nomination in 2016: • Rand Paul • Chris Christie • Mike Huckabee • Carly Fiorina • Jeb Bush • Ben Carson • Marco Rubio • Ted Cruz • Donald Trump • Who would you choose?

  6. The Race for the Democratic Nomination in 2012: • Why was there only one? • Who was he? • Because Obama was an incumbent, he was a shoo-in (an easy winner) for the democratic party

  7. The Race for the Democrat Nomination in 2016: • Hillary Clinton • Bernie Sanders • Martin O’Malley • Who would you choose?

  8. How do the states decide? Either Primaries or Caucuses

  9. Caucuses • Delegates are chosen to go to local conventions, then state, then national • In Minnesota, we go to neighborhood meetings (CHS and MHS), then county, district, state, national • March 1st

  10. First Caucus? Historically, Iowa2016: February 1st

  11. Primaries • Voters nominate candidates for office

  12. Primaries Open Primary • Open Primary—any qualified voter can vote for either party, but they have to chose one • Closed Primary—only party members can vote; republicans vote for republicans; democrats vote for democrats Closed Primary

  13. First Primary? Historically, New HampshireFebruary 9th

  14. National Conventions • After the primaries and caucuses, each state sends several delegates to chose the nominee for president and vice president at the national convention.

  15. Democratic National Convention of 2012 • Charlotte, NC • Barack Obama’s Acceptance Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKQV9bEcV28 • (Go to :45)

  16. Republican National Convention of 2012 • Tampa, FL • Mitt Romney’s Acceptance Speech: • (Start at about 3:00; Go to about 4:15)

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