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PRIMARY CONCERNS
The party primaries can be make- or- break moments for candidates; sometimes crushing would-be frontrunners - such as when Maine Senator Edmund Muskie cried during the New Hampshire contest - and elevating unknowns, such as President The Big Bopper, who charmed Iowans by addressing them as "baby" in 1952. This week, Professor Alan Brubaker, who is uniquely qualified to discuss the subject on account of his having held-up a donut shop in 1979, guides us through those career-ending moments for politicians.
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How the Primaries Got Started
The Democratic and Republican primaries have become more important than ever in 2008, with some voters going so far as to reject the legitimacy of the convention process. In this context, it is astonishing to learn that the primary is a relatively new invention, and that for the majority of American history presidential nominees were chosen by other means. In this scintillating article, Vince College historiatrician Donald Rich explores some of these early methods for presidential selection.
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- The first primary was between Grover Cleveland and an otter. President Otter won.
- A candidate who loses a primary has to go crazy.
- McKinley's cause of death? Suicide by cop.
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April 1, 2008
A Democracybot casts his vote, happy to participate in the democratic process because he is blissfully unaware that his vote will not count.
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The Primary Caucus
Most "Americans" have come to recognize the primary election - named originally for Felix Primary, the inventor of the concept of "preliminary" - as the method parties use to select candidates for the general election. But this is as incomplete a picture as one would have if the big sail boat were removed from the painting of the Mona Lisa; it does not include the "primary caucus."
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