Kill the American Primary to Save American Politics: Ezra Klein
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March 15 (Bloomberg) -- By now, you’ve probably heard ofAmericans Elect, the political-reform group funded by acollection of Wall Street executives (some of whom remainanonymous) who hope to field a bipartisan presidential ticket in2012.
Americans Elect has been amply, but poorly, covered. Thepart of its strategy that generates the most attention is alsothe part that’s most wrongheaded: an effort to nominate abipartisan superticket to contest for the presidency in 2012.