If a political party is to translate its promises into public policies, the job must be done by the party in government.

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Even though candidates above the local level almost always run for office as either Democrats or Republicans, members of a given party do not always agree with one another on government policy. The party in government helps to organize the government's agenda by coaxing and convincing its own party members in office to vote for its policies. If the party is to translate its promises into public policies, the job must be done by the party in government. See 7-4: How American Political Parties Are Structured