What are the differences between the primary and general election campaigns?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Indicate that the primaries are designed to determine who will represent the parties in the general election.
2. Discuss how in the primaries, the candidates have to appeal to more extreme voters within their parties.
3. Discuss how once the candidates receive their party nominations, they have to embark on the general election campaign. This often involves appealing to more moderate voters.

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