What the point of having a convention if the nominee is already chosen?

Actually, as it stands right now, both candidates are presumptive. They will not be official until the delegates at the convention nominate them.

But it is a bunch of pomp and circumstance that draws out the election even longer.

There is still some debating policy going on, but behind closed doors. There are committees of members of the party that hash out an official party platform. But the focus has greatly shifted to publicly "introducing" the candidate and the ticket to the public. Now, the highly choreographed show is the only thing the networks cover.

It is a good way too show how they are planning on running the country, with high security (such as the Democrats concentration camps or the Republicans mass arrests (like that did in '04) Lots of parties for really wealthy people and some fancy speeches about how they are going to change things when in reality they won't. All that money they waste on their silly conventions could have gone to people who need it. It also builds lots of ego and you cannot have capitalism without a big old ego!

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The conventions used to be the place where the nominee was actually chosen. Now it's just a big, boring political rally. It's a waste of money and it's pointless.

the nominee is NOT already chosen it is presumed they still need a official vote that would like presuming a president with out having a election

All that news coverage, the movie stars, and no bums on the corner make the convention star worthy.

Well Hillary may want to have one more count to see who the delegates really want.

Pretty much to introduce them as the candidates.

To have a big party about it.