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1、TheUnitedStatespresidentialelectionsystemTheUnitedStatesisapresidentialsystemofnationalandpresidentialelectionsareheldeveryfouryears.Theelectionisacomplexandlengthyprocess.Themainprogramoftheelection，includesprimaries,thepartyholdsaNationalConventiontodetermin
2、ethecandidateofthepresidentialandvicepresidential,voterselectedthenationalpresident“electoral”，“electoral”establishedtheElectoralCollegevoteinpresidentialelectionsandwaselectedpresidentoftheofficialinaugurationofseveralstages.From23to30August2012RepublicanNati
3、onalConvention,theDemocraticNationalConventioninSeptember3to6,3Octoberpresidentialcandidatefirstdebate,thevicepresidentialcandidatedebateOct.11,Oct.16daysecondcandidatedebate,thethirdpresidentialcandidatedebateonOctober22,November6U.S.electionpollingday,Dec.17
4、ElectoralCollegeelectedpresident.January6,2013,theHouseandSenateannouncedthewinneroftheJanuary20presidentialinauguration.（1）ThePrimaryelection（预选）isthefirststage，usuallystartsfromthebeginningoftheelectionyearandendsatthemid-year.Theformofaprimaryisuniversalsuf
5、frage（直选）,astateofthetwoparties(DemocraticPartyandRepublicanParty)voterstothepollstovote“pledgeddelegates”whowouldattendtheNationalConventionoftheParty,andexpressedsupportforacandidateofthisParty.（2）Aftertheprimaries,thetwopartieswillalwaysholdtheNationalConve
6、ntionofthePartyrespectivelyinJulyorAugust.ThemaintaskoftheconferenceistodeterminethefinalpresidentialcandidateandvicepresidentialcandidateofthePartyanddiscussthepresidentialcampaignplatform（政纲）.Then，thepresidentialelectioncampaignisofficiallykickedoff.Thisproc
7、essgenerallylastsfor8-9weeks.Duringthistime,thepresidentialcandidatesofbothpartieswillspendlargeamountsofmoneyinallpartsofthecountrywithmassiveadscampaign,andtheywillalsoholdsomecampaignspeeches,meetvoters,givepressconferences，aswellaspublicdebates.Inordertoga
8、inthevoters’confidencetowinvotes,candidateswillelaborateonthepolicyinfavorofdomesticandinternationalaffairsthroughvariousforms.Inthefirstdebate,ObamawasdefeatedbyRomneyPrevalencewi
