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How The Primary System Has Shaped Our Politics
FiveThirtyEight Politics
Are Primaries More Representative of the Public?
Gideon Rahat is a political scientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Primaries are complex, have low turnout and voters aren't focused on policy. This system also encourages voters to connect with individual campaigns over the party. So becoming independent from the party doesn't necessarily mean candidates are more representative of the broader public.
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