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How The Primary System Has Shaped Our Politics
FiveThirtyEight Politics
The Most Significant Change of the Post-1968 Reforms
Party leaders no longer have the ability to negotiate over who should lead the parties. Involving the broader public also allowed the parties to battle test their candidates with the people who would actually be voting in the fall. McGovern in 72 and Carter in 76 did not represent a consensus within the party. Neither got anywhere close to a majority of votes in the primary.
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