BY SUSAN ESTRICH The first rule of “reforming” the system for selecting a presidential nominee is that the best-laid plans lead to unintended consequences. So it was that the Democrats in the 1980s, stung by repeated losses, decided that the answer was to give Southern states more influence in the process by creating “Super Tuesday.” The idea, pushed by the more conservative Democratic Leadership Council [not-so-affectionately known by the various “identity” caucuses within the party […]

The Law Of Unintended Consequences
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