Political Parties, New Hampshire and the First Presidential Primary – II (see also 13-137)

Intro.: A Moment in Time with Dan Roberts.

Content: Primaries, preliminary nominating elections at local, state and national levels, have been around since the first part of the 20^th century. They arose because of the needs of political parties to vet or recruit attractive candidates that could win in the general elections. Whichever party or was the most unified and focused had a better chance of winning in November.