Primaries: The Influence Of Party Bosses

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There are various kinds of primaries in the United States. The purpose of primaries are to open the nomination process to ordinary party members and to weaken the influence of party bosses. An invisible primary is a pre primary campaign in attempts to win supporters among different groups. A direct primary is one in which the voters decide party nominations by directly voting for the candidates. An indirect primary is when voters chose convention delegates and the delegates will choose the party's candidate who will go forth in the election. A closed primary is when voters choose candidates of the party they are member of. An open primary is when any voter can vote in either party primary. A blanket primary is when voters can vote for candidates

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