Who Chooses our Candidates?

7/16/16

“If you walk into a ballot booth to cast your vote [in a primary], you’re not really voting for the candidate you back.” says The Atlantic’s senior politics editor Yoni Appelbaum, “You’re voting for a delegate to go to a convention and vote for that candidate.”

Check out this video from the Atlantic explaining how our candidates are chosen.

Who Really Chooses our Nominee – Atlantic

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