To: DMaA who wrote (464915 ) 1/14/2012 2:17:36 AM From: MJ 1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) | Respond to This is the kind of political experience that is not taught in high school or college. You learn by doing. Although the final decision on the casting of vote for the President is made at the National Convention , the final decision on how your State Delegation will cast their vote is made by way of the process of getting those State National Delegates elected by the people who go to the local, district and State conventions------in that order. I do think the Party Platform matters -------what is in the Party Platform determines the broad support of the voting public . At the local level----you can write a resolution and take it to the Resolutions Committee seeking their support. President Reagan was elected by three main issues and the coalition of two main groups of the public----------Economic Conservatives and Social conservatives-----the backbone of the Republican Party. strong defense -----Reagan's "Peace Through Strength", the failed economic problems that grew under President Carter with exorbitant interest rates , the social issues of President Reagan that he personally embraced and were represented by the mainstream pro-family movement of the Republican party and the nation. -------------"Defense, Economy and Social Issues"-----------within each of these are subcategories.
