New Book Traces History of Presidential Primary Process
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Geoffrey Cowan's new book traces the history of the presidential primary process.
Saturday's Republican primary race in South Carolina gave a big boost to political outsider Donald Trump, and left many Republicans stunned when the establishment candidate, Jeb Bush, dropped out of the race. Geoffrey Cowan's new book traces the history of the presidential primary process from its first days in 1912.
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New Book Traces History of Presidential Primary Process
Clip: 2/22/2016 | 9m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Saturday's Republican primary race in South Carolina gave a big boost to political outsider Donald Trump, and left many Republicans stunned when the establishment candidate, Jeb Bush, dropped out of the race. Geoffrey Cowan's new book traces the history of the presidential primary process from its first days in 1912.
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