Primary elections, technically, are unrelated from the actual presidential election. Rather, they serve political parties' mission in nominating a candidate to run for office who best represents their political party.
Some state's also call their primary elections caucuses. The difference is that primaries are run by the state government, and caucuses are run by the state parties.
Only members of political parties can vote in their primary elections, so if you register as a Republican or Democrat, the primary elections are just as much a part of the process of electing a new president as the general election is. When you vote in the primary, you are picking an elector who is bound to vote for a certain candidate when they attend your party's nomination convention.
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