... parties do, and it is therefore necessary for them to choose a suitable candidate to carry forward into phase two of the process stand in the presidential election. The race for the presidency begins unofficially with what are known as the 'invisible primaries' - a period in which a candidate strives to gain name recognition, personnel, positive media attention and finance for your campaign. The idea being that this gives your campaign a flying start when it comes to the pre-nomination phase (this has led to what is known as 'front loading') which begins in January and runs right though until the NPC's held some time in the summer, where the party formally announces their chosen candidate. The procedures used by the two main political parties for selecting a presidential candidate are either a caucus or primary election held at state level. The results of these primaries of caucuses in the different ...

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