{"id":11640,"date":"2016-05-10T06:10:54","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T10:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=11640"},"modified":"2016-05-05T18:01:53","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T22:01:53","slug":"five-things-you-should-know-about-primary-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=11640","title":{"rendered":"Five Things You Should Know About Primary Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To outside observers, the US primary elections can seem pretty confusing. So how do political parties use this system to select candidates &#8211; and why do critics feel the process is so corrupt?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5auHm3XH3Do\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>AUDIO EPISODE:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.stufftheydontwantyoutoknow.com\/podcasts\/what-are-the-primary-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.stufftheydontwantyoutoknow.com\/podcasts\/what-are-the-primary-elections\">http:\/\/www.stufftheydontwantyoutoknow&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE |<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-sub\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-sub<\/a><br \/>\nWEBSITE |<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-home\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-home<\/a><br \/>\nAUDIO PODCAST |<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-audio-itunes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-audio-itunes\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-audio-itunes<\/a><br \/>\nTWITTER |<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-twitter\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-twitter<\/a><br \/>\nFACEBOOK |<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-fb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-fb\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-fb<\/a><br \/>\nEMAIL | Conspiracy@HowStuffWorks.com<br \/>\nSTORE |<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/stufftheydontwantyoutoknow.spreadshirt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"http:\/\/stufftheydontwantyoutoknow.spreadshirt.com\">http:\/\/stufftheydontwantyoutoknow.spr&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Sources &amp; Links:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/people.howstuffworks.com\/superdelegate.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"http:\/\/people.howstuffworks.com\/superdelegate.htm\">http:\/\/people.howstuffworks.com\/super&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/people.howstuffworks.com\/primary.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"http:\/\/people.howstuffworks.com\/primary.htm\">http:\/\/people.howstuffworks.com\/prima&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/blogs\/fixgov\/posts\/2016\/03\/12-brokered-republican-convention-kamarck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/blogs\/fixgov\/posts\/2016\/03\/12-brokered-republican-convention-kamarck\">http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/blogs\/fixgov&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2016\/02\/04\/contested-presidential-conventions-and-why-parties-try-to-avoid-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2016\/02\/04\/contested-presidential-conventions-and-why-parties-try-to-avoid-them\/\">http:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/bipartisanpolicy.org\/library\/national-primary-turnout-hits-new-record-low\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"http:\/\/bipartisanpolicy.org\/library\/national-primary-turnout-hits-new-record-low\/\">http:\/\/bipartisanpolicy.org\/library\/n&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/news\/the-way-america-picks-presidential-nominees-is-dumb-20160216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/news\/the-way-america-picks-presidential-nominees-is-dumb-20160216\">http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"https:\/\/represent.us\/action\/callit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"https:\/\/represent.us\/action\/callit\/\">https:\/\/represent.us\/action\/callit\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20081127130726\/http:\/\/public.cq.com\/docs\/cqw\/weeklyreport110-000002675899.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20081127130726\/http:\/\/public.cq.com\/docs\/cqw\/weeklyreport110-000002675899.html\">https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/200811271&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Watch a replay of Fox News&#8217; prime-time presidential debate<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/4406746003001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"http:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/4406746003001\">http:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/4406746003001<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Obama DNC speech: Romney, Ryan &#8216;new&#8217; to foreign policy<br \/>\nCNN |<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9yTq2EIbTHg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9yTq2EIbTHg\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9yTq2&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Election 2012 | Presidential Debate Moments | The New York Times<br \/>\nThe New York Times |<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LY1GvXXWdHA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LY1GvXXWdHA\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LY1Gv&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Warren says &#8216;the system is rigged&#8217;<br \/>\nCNN |<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eOCFhYFtMPg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eOCFhYFtMPg\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eOCFh&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paul Ryan says Mitt Romney plans to repeal Obamacare<br \/>\nCNN |<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9vBF0wLp1jM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9vBF0wLp1jM\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9vBF0&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RNC declares Romney and Ryan nominees<br \/>\nCNN |<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P1IQK65epII\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P1IQK65epII\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P1IQK&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Hillary Clinton Suspends Roll Call Vote<br \/>\nC-SPAN |<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xngbl3HQs-Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xngbl3HQs-Y\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xngbl&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Here are the facts.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Join Ben and Matt to learn the Stuff They Don&#8217;t Want You To Know about everything from ancient history to UFOs, government secrets, and the future of civilization.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s where it gets crazy.<\/p>\n<p>New videos every week.<\/p>\n<p>HowStuffWorks.com |<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-hsw-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-hsw-home\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-hsw-home<\/a><br \/>\nStuff You Should Know |<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-sysk-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-sysk-home\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-sysk-home<\/a><br \/>\nBrainStuff |<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-brainstuff-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-brainstuff-home\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-brainstuff-home<\/a><br \/>\nStuff to Blow Your Mind |<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-stbym-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-stbym-home\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-stbym-home<\/a><br \/>\nStuff You Missed in History Class |<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-symhc-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-symhc-home\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-symhc-home<\/a><br \/>\nStuff Mom Never Told You |<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-smnty-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-smnty-home\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-smnty-home<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>5 Things You Should Know About Primary Elections<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ConspiracyStuff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=_r4rV7mcKIrq-gWauYzoAw\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ConspiracyStuff\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Conspirac&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To outside observers, the US primary elections can seem pretty confusing. So how do political parties use this system to select candidates &#8211; and why do critics feel the process is so corrupt? AUDIO EPISODE:\u00a0http:\/\/www.stufftheydontwantyoutoknow&#8230; SUBSCRIBE |\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-sub WEBSITE |\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-home AUDIO PODCAST |\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-audio-itunes TWITTER |\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-twitter FACEBOOK |\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-fb EMAIL | Conspiracy@HowStuffWorks.com STORE |\u00a0http:\/\/stufftheydontwantyoutoknow.spr&#8230; &#8212; Sources &amp; Links: http:\/\/people.howstuffworks.com\/super&#8230; http:\/\/people.howstuffworks.com\/prima&#8230; http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/blogs\/fixgov&#8230; http:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/&#8230; http:\/\/bipartisanpolicy.org\/library\/n&#8230; http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/&#8230; https:\/\/represent.us\/action\/callit\/ https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/200811271&#8230; &#8211; Watch a replay of Fox News&#8217; prime-time presidential debate http:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/4406746003001 Obama DNC speech: Romney, Ryan &#8216;new&#8217; to foreign policy CNN |\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9yTq2&#8230; Election 2012 | Presidential Debate Moments | The New York Times The New York Times |\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LY1Gv&#8230; Elizabeth Warren says &#8216;the system is rigged&#8217; CNN |\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eOCFh&#8230; Paul Ryan says Mitt Romney plans to repeal Obamacare CNN |\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9vBF0&#8230; RNC declares Romney and Ryan nominees CNN |\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P1IQK&#8230; Sen. Hillary Clinton Suspends Roll Call Vote C-SPAN |\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xngbl&#8230; &#8212; Here are the facts.\u00a0 Join Ben and Matt to learn the Stuff They Don&#8217;t Want You To Know about everything from ancient history to UFOs, government secrets, and the future of civilization. Here&#8217;s where it gets crazy. New videos every week. HowStuffWorks.com |\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-hsw-home Stuff You Should Know |\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-sysk-home BrainStuff |\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-brainstuff-home Stuff to Blow Your Mind |\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-stbym-home Stuff You Missed in History Class |\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-symhc-home Stuff Mom Never Told You |\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/stdwytk-smnty-home &#8211; 5 Things You Should Know About Primary Elections http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Conspirac&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,683],"tags":[951,699],"class_list":["post-11640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activism","category-activism-usa","tag-elections","tag-how-stuff-works"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11640"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11641,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11640\/revisions\/11641"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}