While the rise of the primary system during the Progressive Era loosened the grip of the party establishments on the choice of candidates, this system has its own drawbacks, including:
a. attracting too many independent voters, which skews the results to the center.
b. attracting voters to the primaries who are at the ideological extremes of their parties.
c. allowing those who show up to come to a consensus on the candidate.
d. creating long struggles over multiple ballots to choose a candidate.
b. attracting voters to the primaries who are at the ideological extremes of their parties.
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A. FMIs and WTOs B. FMIs and LMEs C. CMEs and WTOs D. LMEs and CMEs
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