Mobilizing voters
CLEP American Government, Chapter 26 Mobilizing voters Mobilization turns political preference into participation. Many citizens favor a candidate yet fail to vote because registration is incomplete, the polling place is unfamiliar, the election seems unimportant, or daily obligations crowd it out. Parties lower those costs through registration drives, reminders, canvassing, transportation, early-voting information, and repeated […]
Nominating candidates
CLEP American Government, Chapter 26 Nominating candidates A nomination authorizes one candidate to represent a party in the general election. The route varies. In a primary, eligible voters cast ballots for competing party candidates. A caucus is a party-run participation process, but its form, time demands, and delegate consequences vary by party, state, and election […]
