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The Party Decides Presidential Nominations Before and After Reform (Chicago Studies in American Politics)

Marty Cohen

Throughout the contest for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, politicians and voters alike worried that the outcome might depend on the preferences of unelected superdelegates. This concern threw into relief the prevailing notion that—such unusually competitive cases notwithstanding—people...

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The Charlie Kirk Show

The book's thesis was that the people who decide who wins a presidential nomination are the party insiders, not the base. The author of the book was proven incorrect by Donald Trump's win in the 2016 election.

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And it's these political scientists and they're trying to write about how the how the political process really works within parties.

— Episode: ThoughtCrime: The Trump Verdict Special

Episode: ThoughtCrime: The Trump Verdict Special

The book's thesis was that the people who decide who wins a presidential nomination are the party insiders, not the base. The author of the book was proven incorrect by Donald Trump's win in the 2016 election.

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And it's these political scientists and they're trying to write about how the how the political process really works within parties.

And what their thesis was, was the people who really decide who wins a presidential nomination are the party insiders.

And then Donald Trump shows up in 2016 and just does a total drive by shooting on this thesis because Donald Trump is hated by the entire party establishment.

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

It was discussed in detail in relation to Queen Latifah's role, and the overall production, with a quote about how it was made good by the performance of Catherine Zeta-Jones.

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I loved I really appreciated Lucy loose cameo in Chicago because it is completely implausible for an Asian woman in the 20s to be like that well and that is simulated and that speak that speak English...

— Episode: “When They Fly, I Cry” (w/ Jeff Hiller)

Episode: “When They Fly, I Cry” (w/ Jeff Hiller)

It was discussed in detail in relation to Queen Latifah's role, and the overall production, with a quote about how it was made good by the performance of Catherine Zeta-Jones.

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I loved I really appreciated Lucy loose cameo in Chicago because it is completely implausible for an Asian woman in the 20s to be like that well and that is simulated and that speak that speak English that well and yeah they also wouldn't have a jail cell in the 20s that would be interracially mixed either short short short in a way it's weird the Dietrich good one was there too yes I do I'm just saying I loved the touches of I loved what she was wearing it was like it was so gorgeous it was all diamonds it was Rob Marshall had his chance to be Ryan Murphy and I don't think yeah he really did nail it yeah

I can't do it alone she made it as good as it was I think just when she just walks up that fucking balcony

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