Health & Fitness
Political Party Conventions Have Several Purposes
Since our schools don't teach this stuff, this is what the conventions are all about.
This week and next, Americans will conduct the most intense stage of the presidential election process.
The 2012 Republican National Convention is in progress in Tampa, FL, through Thursday, Aug. 30, and the Democrats will convene in Charlotte, NC, from Sept. 4-6.
The conventions' primary purposes are to nominate the parties' presidential and vice presidential candidates for November's election. However, there are other goals, as well.
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