13/1/2008
Strange way to choose a president
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
The Hindu, 13 January
The world looks on at the US presidential primaries with a mix of hopes and fears, and not a little bemusement.
The road to the White House is serpentine, its course laid out by an amalgam of federal and state law, constitutional interpretation by the courts, party regulations, custom, and media imperatives. In the horse race that ensues, presentation and positioning easily trump policy.
As a dramatic spectacle, the primaries can provide rich entertainment; but as a coherent democratic process, they are wanting. (more…)
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