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| Delegates to the Democratic party's national convention who obtain their seats on the basis of their positions within the party structure. |
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| The act of paying the most attention to the things thatone already agrees with or has a predisposition towards. |
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| A state-level election to determine which candidate the state's delegates will support. |
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| The party's statement of its goals and policies for the next four years. |
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| A proposal by the critics of the caucuses and presidential primaries systems who would replace these electoral methods with a nationwide primary held early in the election year. |
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| McGovern-Fraser Commission |
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| A committee in the Democratic party charged with recommending changes in party rules to promote more representation of women and minorities in the delegate selection process |
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| Federal Election Campaign Act |
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| 1974 legislation designed to regulate campaign contributions and limit campaign expenditures. |
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| A meeting which candidate delegates from a state party will support. |
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| The way candidates use scarce resources to achieve the nomination or win office. |
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| The use of targeted mailing to prosepective supporters, usually compiled from a list of those wo have contirbuted to candidates and parties in the past. |
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| Federal Election Commission |
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| A bipartisan body charged with administering campaign finance laws. |
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| A state's decision to move their presidential primaries and caucuses to earlier in the nomination season in order to capitialize on media attention. |
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| National Party Convention |
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| A meeting of the delegates from each state to determine the party's nominee for President. |
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| A party's official endorsement of a candidate for office. |
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| Political Action Committees |
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| A legal entity formed expressly for the purpose of contributing money to candidates and influencing electoral outcomes. |
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| A proposal by critics of the caucuses and presidential primaries to replace these electoral methods with a series of primaries held in each geographic region. |
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| Money raised by political parties for voter registration drives and the distribution of campaign material at the grass-roots level. |
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