Presidential nominating conventions do not date all the way back to the early days of the United States.
Back then, political parties held caucuses where small groups of party leaders chose the candidates.
It wasn’t until 1832 that parties held conventions to select their candidates.
In the early days conventions took a long time to name a nominee.
Modern conventions move quicker than that.
Most of the delegates are awarded to candidates through state caucuses or primaries and the nominee is known before the convention begins.
Because they are televised, they attract the attention of voters trying to decide how to vote in November.
The COVID pandemic has forced both parties to change plans for 2020, relying more on virtual settings without large crowds of party faithful in attendance.
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