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How we got here–the(more or less)midentury primaries
The 1920’s brought serious changes to the society and the world and this included the US Primary system. In the 3 elections of the decade the old, boss-run system produced, for the GOP, candidates, Warren G Harding, Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover. For the Dems in was Ohio Gov James Cox, WV millionaire John W…
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How we got here–early primaries
My early efforts convinced me that I could not do both my comparison of older and newer ways of picking Presidential candidates and my study of older and newer movies in one blog. In fact, it may take several–depends on how wordy I get. I will try not to be unduly prolific as I wish…
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Saturday thoughts
It is ironic that I chose this time to start a blog. I meant it to offer an opportunity to share some things I had long considered and maybe some new ones. I had no idea I might wind up starting at the time of a terrible world crisis. Here I am all the same…
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