What is after the Iowa Caucuses? What determines the two people to run?
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In a nutshell... There will be primary elections where voters select the candidate they want to represent their party. When a candidate wins a primary, the respective state party has delegates who are SUPPOSED to vote for that candidate at the party's national convention. In some states, voters can actually vote for the other parties candidates. For example, McCain got a lot of Dem support in some blue state primaries. Eventually, there should be a majority candidate for both parties. In the end, either party's leadership can throw out all the primary results, and have what's called a "brokered" convention, which essentially means the party's candidate can be selected in the proverbial smoke-filled room. Clear as mud?
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