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There Has To Be A Better Way To Pick Presidential Nominees ... Right?

FiveThirtyEight Politics

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The Four-Point Rubric, Representativeness

In democracies where parties are more hands-on in choosing candidates, they can ensure diversity. In the US, even with open primaries, the selectorate does not necessarily choose people who are like them. There's much more of a premium on personal wealth and fitting into a very mainstream establishment kind of image in the U.S.

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