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life long demo

(1,113 posts) Thu Oct 29, 2015, 05:22 PM Oct 2015

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Remember when Presidential candidates were nominated

at the Conventions. Don't remember why it stopped. I do remember when Jack Kennedy was nominated, I think it was one of those staying up late to find out who won the nomination. Think it was stopped because of a "smoky back room" thing. But looking back comparing the present day process (with the super pacs) to being nominated at a convention, maybe it wasn't so bad after all. Just my thoughts.

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Remember when Presidential candidates were nominated (Original Post) life long demo Oct 2015 OP

The primary system does seem to be too much democracy for some. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2015 #1

PoliticAverse

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1. The primary system does seem to be too much democracy for some. n/t

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Thu Oct 29, 2015, 05:45 PM

Oct 2015

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