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04-17-2018, 08:38 PM
http://l.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/F9C0CavodA1j6FFvpFfinA--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/1f1161932c2182acb7d112e65e796f15 (https://www.yahoo.com/news/power-party-political-reforms-can-bad-democracy-090049295.html)Over the last half-century, political power has devolved from party functionaries to ordinary citizens voting in primaries. That has made the system more democratic — but also more susceptible to manipulation by populist demagogues. Some political scientists think it’s time to take another look.



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