The Similarities And Differences Between The Political Party And The Republican Party

Primary election and general election do differ from each other, but also, these two elections go hand in hand. They both are steps in determining who our president will be for the next term. First comes the primary election and then the general election. With the category of a primary election a state chooses between caucusing and primaries. The difference between the two is the process they proceed to take. Although in the end they both are able to give the information needed to continue to the next step. A caucus is often times held at schools, city halls, or other venues in the city. At a caucus, the two major parties have their own separate areas to gather and discuss the presidential candidates for their specific party. The Republican party do a different process than the Democratic party. The Republicans cast a secret ballot with the candidate that they would prefer enclosed inside. When all those attending the caucus submit their specified ballot, the ballots are tallied to determine that parties delegate. The Democrats do it a bit differently. The Democrats come together and group themselves together based on their specified candidate they support. To become the Democratic delegate, the candidate must draw a minimum percentage of all the attendees to receive the delegates position. Not all states hold caucuses. For the 2016
Primaries use the regular polling stations. A state can choose the type of primary they would like to hold. There is a closed primary and an open. With the closed primary, only the voters registered with the party that is holding the primary can take part. With an open primary, voters are not required to be registered with the specific party holding the primary. With only 14 states holding caucuses, the remaining 36 are holding a primary. Primaries and caucuses are held early in the year. The primaries and caucus decide's who the party nominees are for the general