The party tries to choose someone who will complement the presidential candidate and help them win the election. This might be someone who can carry a big state that the candidate is weak in. It might be someone who is popular in an area or with a group of people who do not strongly favor the presidential candidate. It might a person who has solid experience and might be attractive to independent voters. Good debating and campaigning skills are very valuable. There also may be political considerations within the party that need to be considered. If the nomination is hard-fought , it may be wise to offer the losing candidate the number two slot in order to ensure the strong support of his supporters in the upcoming campaign. Lately, the party conventions have often let the presidential candidate name his running mate and personal likes and dislikes have seemingly become a major factor in making the choice on some occasions.
a mandate
Generally your little brother has to be the governor of the second largest state in the union. You use his political appointments to disenfranchise millions of voters, then allow the supreme court justices your father appointed to name you the president. Or, you could just win the electoral college.
An executive order is an order from the President to employees who are under his management, telling them how he interprets their duties. Only Congress can pass laws, but the President has much lee-way on how he interprets the law or how quickly or how strongly he moves on actions he is supposed to carry out. Presidential directives can be issued quickly and have the force of law.
which roles does the president traditional and constitutionally carry out
Abraham Lincoln (1860)
Minnesota (in 1988)In the U.S. Presidential election of 1984, Ronald Reagan failed to carry Minnesota, the home state of his opponent, Walter Mondale, and the District of Colombia, which has had a very large Democratic voting majority for at least as long as they have had the right to participate in presidential elections.
The party tries to choose someone who will complement the presidential candidate and help them win the election. This might be someone who can carry a big state that the candidate is weak in. It might be someone who is popular in an area or with a group of people who do not strongly favor the presidential candidate. It might a person who has solid experience and might be attractive to independent voters. Good debating and campaigning skills are very valuable. There also may be political considerations within the party that need to be considered. If the nomination is hard-fought , it may be wise to offer the losing candidate the number two slot in order to ensure the strong support of his supporters in the upcoming campaign. Lately, the party conventions have often let the presidential candidate name his running mate and personal likes and dislikes have seemingly become a major factor in making the choice on some occasions.
Abraham Lincoln
A U. S. Presidential candidate can carry 39 states plus D.C. and lose the election if his/her opponent carries California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.
Virginia has 13 electoral votes.
the approve treaties, and presidential appointments. carry out impeachment trials.
In the presidential race Democrats typically carry California.
a mandate
In all presidential campaigns there are hundreds of people who help the winning candidate succeed. Andrew Jackson was probably the most famous Polk supporter in 1844. Franklin Pierce helped him carry NH and was offered a position in Polk's cabinet.
Theodore Roosevelt selected William Howard Taft to succeed him as a presidential candidate. Taft won the election, and served as the 27th U.S. President.
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