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Primaries Shape a Split Field and Reform Debate
The piece analyzes how primaries filter candidates and empower minorities, noting regional primaries could curb season length and boost clarity. It discusses Mondale’s regional primary proposal, reform efforts, and state trials from New Hampshire to Massachusetts while warning about unintended effects on lesser-known candidates and turnout.
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Iey
George McGovern
New Hampshire
Jimmy Carter
R. Sargent Shriver
Pablum
Udall
House
Wayne Hays
Administration Committee
Senate
Rules Committee
Mansfield
Len Walter Mondate
D-Mina
Mondale
Ford
Hugh Scott
Mondale Bilt
Alabama
Carter
New England
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Henry M Jackson
Democratic Party
Congressional Study Commission
Hays
Idaho
Oregon
Nevada
Louisiana
Washington State
Dan Evans
Missouri