EPISODE · Feb 4, 2000 · 14 MIN

Conventional Wisdom

from Letter from America: The Clinton Years (1997-2000) · host BBC Radio 4

Reflecting on the history of how political parties choose their candidates, Alistair Cook finds that the conventions have become coronations, and hails the power of the primary.

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