Do Divisive Primaries Actually Affect General Elections?

from Not Another Politics Podcast · host University of Chicago Podcast Network

Do divisive primaries actually affect how candidates will perform in general elections? It's a question political scientist have been trying and failing to untangle, but we found someone who may have an answer. With the 2020 democratic primary getting into full swing, we're kicking off our inaugural episode with prof. Alexander Fouirnaies whose research gives us new insights into the effects of divisive primaries and what we can expect from the 2020 Presidential election. You can find Fouirnaies' paper about primaries here. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Do divisive primaries actually affect how candidates perform in general elections? It's a question political scientist have been trying and failing to untangle, but we found someone who may have an answer. With the 2020 democratic primary getting into full swing, we sit down with Alexander Fouirnaies whose research tells us a lot about the effects of divisive primaries and what we can expect from the 2020 Presidential election. http://www.andrewbenjaminhall.com/Fouirnaies_Hall_Divisive_Primaries.pdf