Ok here's another dumb question of mine that will annoy people but then I am a british citizen so be nice. . .
I thought that Hilary and Obama were campaigning for presidency from different parties i.e republican and democrat, but they are both democrat, are they not? So what is it they are campaigning against each other for? Are they fighting for leadership of the democrat party? I'm so dumb I really need to educate myself on basic things like this but the internet hasn't been that helpful, will someone explain?
2007-11-22 08:54:51 · 8 answers · asked by TroutSniff 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Each party has an internal process to choose a nominee, which is primarily based on caucuses and primaries in different states. Each party then holds a convention in early summer to officially nominate a presidential candidate. There was a time when the nominations were actually decided at the conventions, but we'll probably find out by early February who the nominees are going to be. The Vice Presidential candidates will be chosen by the Presidential nominees sometime in the spring, then officially nominated by the conventions.
At this point, the most likely nominees are Rudy Giuliani for the Republicans and Hillary Clinton for the Democrats, but neither of those is at all certain.
2007-11-22 09:13:47 · answer #1 · answered by A M Frantz 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Two people want to be leader of the Democrats, only one can run for President as the Democratic candidate. Same as the struggle for the leadership of the Liberal Democrats, only spending a lot more money in the process.
2007-11-22 09:07:29 · answer #2 · answered by davy j 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
theyre both in the democrat party... but primaries are comming up. that is where you pick 1 person form a party (eithr republican or democrat) and they represent your party. next summer, the 2 winning opponents from each party will be rivaling eachother for the presidency.
:-) glad i could help!
2007-11-22 09:05:08 · answer #3 · answered by Lindsey 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are fighting for the privledge to represent the Democratic party in the next presidential election.
They are fighting to be the next leader of the free world.
2007-11-22 09:27:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
it relatively is attainable. If I had to chosen, i could say Bayh is his %.. comments are that Obama has something deliberate in Indy on Sat. that's the comparable day him and his vp are scheduled to make their first visual charm mutually in Springfield. So i think of it could make the main experience that if Bayh grew to become into the %. for them to make a supply up in Indy. besides the incontrovertible fact that Hillary did win the state so perchance they could circulate there. I purely think of it may be awkward subject if he have been to circulate into Bayh's state to announce somebody else as his vp that day. additionally i'm much less in contact approximately what proportion properties McCain has as i'm that McCain can't keep in mind what proportion properties he has.
2016-09-30 00:27:43 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are primary elections starting in January. The primaries narrow candidates from both parties down. There are several dems and several reps running. After there primaries, there will be one dem and one rep.
2007-11-22 10:08:04 · answer #6 · answered by anon 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is typical Democrat politics. They are too stupid to realize that they are only making themselves and their dumbass Party look bad. It doesn't matter with them two anyway. The US is too smart to elect a woman or black president, except for lesbians, blacks & San Franciscans.
2007-11-22 13:48:19 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ANYTHING TO GET RID OF GEORGE W*****R BUSH who the way he is going will lead us into WW3 if he isn't got rid of!
2007-11-22 09:05:47 · answer #8 · answered by boring old fart 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋