National Party Convention

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  • Created by: Isteww
  • Created on: 24-05-17 13:45

National Party Convention

Advantages

  • opportunity to promote party unity
  • many voters don't tune in until the convention
  • enthuses faithful and ordinary voters
  • doesn't involve endless politicians but stars of the screen e.g. Clint Eastwood 2012

Disadvantages

  • TV coverage reduced e.g. 1968 ABC, CBS, NBC put out 46 hours of the years republican convention, but just 9 hours in 2012
  • presidential candidate decided at primaries
  • platform agreed before convention in platform committee

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