Why does the order in which primary elections and caucuses are held affect the outcome of selecting a candidate?
a. A candidate who does well in the earliest primaries and caucuses will always win, making the later primaries irrelevant.
b. Later primaries and caucuses tend to attract more extreme voters than do earlier ones.
c. Candidates who have a poor showing in the earliest primaries and caucuses tend to drop out of the race, leaving fewer candidates.
d. The order of primary elections and caucuses helps to determine the importance of different “planks” in the party platform to be debated at the national convention.
c. Candidates who have a poor showing in the earliest primaries and caucuses tend to drop out of the race, leaving fewer candidates.
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