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Politics that focuses on the candidates, their particular issues, and character rather than party affiliation.

An election that signals a party realignment through voter polarization around new issues and personalities.

A party meeting held in the presidential year for the purposes of nominating a presidential and vice presidential ticket and adopting a platform.

Delegate to the democratic party's national convention that is reserved for a party official and whose vota at the convention is unpledged to a candidate.

a statement of the general and specific philosophy and policy goals of a political party, usually promulgated at the national convention.

A citizen's personal affinity for a political party, usually expressed by a tendency to vote for the candidates of that party.

a voting system that apportions legislative seats according to the percentage of the vote won by a particular political party.

An electoral system in which the party that receives at least one more vote than any other party wins the election.