Summary
The 2008 presidential primary is starting too early, it will cost too much money, it will give preference to candidates who appeal most to their party's fringes and will overemphasize a deadly combination of television star power and slick advertising. None of these characteristics argues for the direct primary as the best method of choosing candidates to stand for the most powerful political job on Earth.
Hillary - need we identify her more fully? - has jumped into the race early with displays of overwhelming cash, a tactic designed to usurp the field and discourage would-be primary opponents. The most serious contenders in both parties say they will eschew public financing for both primary and general election campaigns, a growing trend rendering the public financing option irrelevant. On both sides a few candidates with superior early fundraising efforts will narrow the field for a reason not necessarily commensurate with superior fitness for the job.See the full content of this document
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The Tribune's View ; Here They Come
Money is wildly out of proportion mainly because of the cost of television. The direct primary exists because too many voters make decisions bas...
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