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and lack of party unity paved the way for a Republican victory in the general election. And the Democrats decided they had to reform the way they picked their nominee. Enter presidential primaries.

The presidential primaries are one of the ... It's a theory that gained enormous prestige during the 2012 Republican primary cycle, which saw a series of novelty candidates rocket and then tumble ...