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Conventional Wisdom
Reflecting on the history of how political parties choose their candidates, Alistair Cook finds that the conventions have become coronations, and hails the power of the primary.
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Fri 4 Feb 2000
21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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- Fri 4 Feb 2000 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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