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The Primary System Went Home to Chicago to Die
Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Tim Walz, and his wife Gwen Walz during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 22, 2024. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu/Getty Images) The remaining proponents of partisan primary elections as a …