>>23839704A more involved answer:
Beginning in the Spring, the states will have mini elections to decide the candidates for each party. These are called primaries, and can either be open to all voters or closed, meaning only registered members of a party can vote. You do this at city hall when you register to vote, or at any time really. Each state has delegates, which after the primaries, meet at a convention in the summer to "pledge" their votes to the candidate who won in that state. The winners are the two candidates for president. They slecet a VP, and then the official campaign begins.
So get ready, we have a whole year of this shit to endure.