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The to be candidates start to raise funds before ofically making themselves a candidate
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The types of primaries are
-open primaries
-closed primaries
-semi closed
-semi open
-blanket
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candidates try to get their party to nominate them for the election
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The party chooses who it is nominating
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the candidates from each party advertise to try to gain votes before the election
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The President is chosen usually from either the republican party or the democratic party