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The Politics of Weak State Parties
Ben Taysang: Political parties are supposed to be this sort of deciding factor. They're supposed to field the candidates, give the money to the candidates and have a lot of power in deciding the will of the voters. When they're weakened, when people can raise money without the support of the political party, he says, it drives up polarization. He thinks weak state parties matter a lot for candidate recruitment.