Nominating extreme, ideologically pure candidates who excite the base but struggle to appeal to mainstream voters risks a party’s chances in general elections.
One of the worst features of the election primary system in our polarized “Red vs. Blue” time is the tendency of primary voters to flock to the candidate they most want to “destroy” the other party, not the candidate best positioned to do so.
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Source: Charleston Post and Courier | Published: 2025-12-18T21:45:00Z
Credit: Charleston Post and Courier
