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For Ideological Reasons, Primaries Can Result in an Unbalanced Ticket

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For ideological reasons, primaries can result in an unbalanced ticket that has limited appeal in a general election and essentially produces a weak candidate.How is this possible?


A) Negative primary campaigns leave the victor bruised and at an extreme disadvantage in the general election.
B) Expensive primary battles can leave the victor underfunded for the general election.
C) The victor tends to be more extreme in his or her views and less palatable to the general public.
D) Primaries tend to fracture the organization of a party and reduce its ability to contest in the general.
E) Bitter primaries tend to alienate and dissuade party members from assisting in the general election.

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