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Do presidential candidates receive life long security detail?
No, after losing the election McCain had to give up his security retinue. This has been the case with previous candidates too, they only have so much security they can use.
Why are presidential debates important?
Debates are important for many reasons. First off, the candidates get to tell people their opinions on matters. Secondly, the candidates reveal what they will do as president. They also explain what is going on in our country at the moment and what will happen in the future and explain what they will do about it. Overall, it gives us Americans a good feel of the candidate's plan, determining if they will be a good president. They also can give some insight into the personalities and characters of the candidate, rather like a job interview. Debates are important because they are on television in prime time and have more popular appeal than newspapers articles or magazines and so reach a huge percentage of voters .
During the nomination process political battles are most likely to occur in what forum?
The modern nomination process includes several primary elections and the nomination is usually wrapped up before the convention. The candidates campaign for these elections by making speeches, making statements to the press and sometimes by a debate with the other candidates. Everything they say of note is reported to the nation, so their differences become public knowledge. Of course, if the nomination is still open at the convention, there would be major battles there, mostly behind the scenes.
By tradition when does the presidential campaign begin?
Nothing much will happen until January 2012, although candidates will try to raise money and "feel" people out before then,
How do the two main political parties choose its final candidates for president and vice president A By congressional caucus B At a national nominating convention C By direct Primary?
C and B are both correct, I think. National primaries award votes to candidates at the conventions, but not all states have them and there are other delegates that are not bound by primaries. In recent years, one candidate has won so many votes in primaries that the nomination is either locked up or almost locked up, but it is possible that no candidate would have a clear edge when the convention begins. Primaries only bind delegates for the first ballot.
