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Ezra Klein: “Primaries in the algorithmic contention age work very…”

Featuring: Ezra Klein, Liberal | New York Times Columnist and Podcast Host | National

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The Democratic Party Needs Change | The Ezra Klein Show

Published | Video Starts at 36:01

It didn't work. This is what we think the Wisconsin voter needs. Primaries work very differently. Primaries in the algorithmic contention age work very differently. But I think one of the things the Democratic Party is going to have to wrestle with is whether or not primaries are leading to sort of electorally optimal candidates. (36:01–36:04)

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Asserts that primaries operate differently in the current age of algorithmic contention.

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