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Originally Posted by worth
When are the nominees chosen for each party?
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It depends - the nomination process is complicated in the states - Each state holds a primary or caucus where card-holding members of the parties choose delegates to send to the National Conference - as a general rule delegates are chosen based on who they have promised to vote for at the convention so, essentially, a candidate needs 50% +1 of the delegates to lock up the nomination.
Functionally this year the nominees will almost certainly be decided on "Super Tuesday" February 5 when over 20 states hold their primaries, though this will not be official until the late August Democratic convention and the early September Republican convention.