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Professor of Political Science at James Madison University in Virginia, and co-author of The Party Decides: Presidential Nominations Before and After Reform
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Martin Cohen
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Political Party Conventions: What Are They For? Party conventions used to nominate presidential candidates. Now that's all done in advance. Next week's Republican Party convention plans to break with tradition. Instead of waiting until Wednesday, they'll nominate Mitt Romne y on Monday, the first day of their convention in Tampa. Does that mean conventions don't matter?
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